Two dead, police officer in coma, 559 arrested after Champions League celebrations in France

A man walks past teargas during incidents in Paris after the Champions League final (Thomas Padilla/AP)

French authorities say two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after celebrations around the country for Paris-Saint Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European football’s biggest prize.

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the city of Dax during a PSG street party, the national police service said.

A man was killed in Paris when his scooter was hit by a car during PSG celebrations, the interior minister’s office said.

The circumstances of both are being investigated.

A police officer was hit accidentally by fireworks in north-west France and placed in an artificial coma because of grave eye injuries, the national police service said.

Overall, 192 people were injured and 600 people were arrested in the celebrations, according to France's interior ministry. 

On the Champs-Élysées in the capital, bus shelters were smashed and projectiles hurled at riot police, who fired tear gas and water cannon to push back surging crowds as thousands of supporters descended on the boutique-lined boulevard.

The ministry reported hundreds of fires, including more than 200 vehicles burned. Some 22 members of the security forces and seven firefighters were harmed.

More to follow . . .