VIDEO Almost 800 people detained following violence in France, after PSG's victory in the Champions League final

French police detained 780 people involved in the violence that took place in Paris and other cities in France on Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain's triumph in the Champions League final in Budapest, according to The Guardian.

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Supporters set fires and vandalized shops on the streets of France after PSG beat Arsenal to lift European football's biggest trophy for the second year in a row.

🇫🇷 PARIS HAS FALLEN

Having won the Champions League by PSG, Paris has become a war zone.

Here we see the consequences of the cowardice of the European leaders. pic.twitter.com/yogDbgWXKJ

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The French Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, said that 57 officers were injured in the clashes that took place in the streets, most of them suffering minor injuries.

In a press conference on Sunday, the official said the situation was largely under control.

“Most of the festivities were peaceful” in the French capital, said Nuñez, who noted that most of the incidents took place in the Champs-Élysées district and near the Parc des Princes stadium in western Paris, where fans had gathered to watch the match in Budapest.

According to the minister, police intervened five times overnight to prevent people from blocking traffic on the main ring road around Paris.

PSG won the Champions League again & their fans turned Paris into a warzone pic.twitter.com/hXvayTNsm3

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Incidents in 15 cities

Laurent Nuñez said that incidents were recorded in about 15 cities in the country. Apart from Paris, “one or two” shops were also vandalized, he said.

A total of 780 people were detained, of which 480 were only in the Paris area, the French Minister of Internal Affairs also stated.

One person was killed during the riots in Paris following PSG's victory, Franceinfo reports.

Across the country, 219 people were injured, while shops were looted in 15 cities.

The number of arrests has reached 780. https://t.co/YDQxCKI5mO pic.twitter.com/95dklzYWYm

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According to the prosecutor's office in Paris, 277 people – including 82 minors – were officially placed in police custody following alleged crimes. Most of them are charged with assaults against police officers, but there are also charges of theft, vandalism and public disorder.

Minister Nuñez also said that a driver lost control of a car and entered the terrace of a restaurant, injuring two people – one of them seriously.

That night in Paris looked like the Battle of Hogwarts. https://t.co/YDUsj2iTLV pic.twitter.com/KSNMHwDZFa

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