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One dead, 780 arrested across France as unrest mars PSG's victory night

A car was set ablaze opposite the Eiffel Tower during the street celebrations. © Lou Benoist, AFP

French police detained 780 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League title. Police said a man in his twenties died in a motorbike crash in the capital. Planned celebrations for the team's win on Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, are set to go ahead as scheduled.

French authorities announced Sunday that 780 people were arrested across the country when overnight celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory over Arsenal were marred by violent clashes, and a road accident that killed a young man.

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