tensions between supporters and police on the Champs-Elysées after the coronation of Algeria

Tensions between Algerian supporters and the police marked, Saturday evening December 18, in Paris, the festivities for the victory of Algeria (2-0) in the final of the Arab Cup, on the avenue des Champs -Elysées. However, it had been banned from supporters by the authorities.

According to a report at 9 p.m., 130 people were fined for non-compliance with the prefectural decree, the Paris police headquarters said on Twitter.

Report at 9.15 p.m.: verbalizations for non-compliance with the prefectural decree on #ChampsElysees were carried out by the police @prefpolice. https://t.co/3rYsgp4LHc pic.twitter.com/gXTm1TNvpt

– Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) December 18, 2021

After the first calm festivities, in the Parisian district of Barbes, several hundred Algerian supporters gathered on the sidewalks of the Champs-Elysées and traffic was very dense on the avenue, noted an AFP journalist.

Algeria, the reigning African champion, won the Arab Football Cup for the first time by winning (2-0) against Tunisia on Saturday in Qatar in extra time.

PARIS – The supporters take the lead of the #ChampsElysees : they are blocked by the police. #FIFArabCup #ALGTUN #Algeria #AlgeriaTunisia https://t.co/jAa2rOnS9O pic.twitter.com/Q3Wuo2RUjd

– Clement Lanot (@ClementLanot) December 18, 2021

The police had been deployed in large numbers on the sidewalks and around the Champs-Elysées. The prefect of police had announced the establishment of a security perimeter within which the presence of supporters was prohibited.

The order taken on Thursday was “following the excesses that occurred during the previous matches of this cup, during which many football supporters had gathered on the avenue des Champs-Elysées, invading the traffic lanes and sending projectiles, smoke and mortars in the direction of the forces of order “, explained the police headquarters (PP) to justify this prohibition order.