Buses set on fire after PSG and Lyon fans clash en route to cup final

Agence France-Presse ·
Tow-crew personnel stand by the charred remains of a bus as it sits at an A1 motorway toll in Fresnes-les-Montauban in Northern France, after a clash occurred on the roadway between supporters of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) football teams as they were travelling to Villeneuve d'Ascq near Lille for the French Cup football match final, on May 25, 2024. A bus caught fire and 20 participants were lightly injured in clashes between OL and PSG supporters at a motorway toll near Arras, hours before the French cup final opposing the two teams.
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Clashes broke out at a French motorway toll on Saturday between fans of Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain on their way to the French Cup final in Lille.

The incidents occurred 60km from Lille where the final is being played because the Stade de France is being readied for the Olympics.

Two coaches were on fire, said a police source, but there were "no casualties for the moment."

In Lille, there was an impressive police presence as fans of the rival teams mingled all day ahead of the match which kicks off at 1900 GMT (21:00 local time).

The local authorities had put in place a number of administrative measures for the high-risk match.

Fans are forbidden to move "outside the areas reserved for them" near the stadium until 04:00 am local time on Sunday and authorities banned the public consumption of alcohol "in a glass or metal container" until the same time.

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