Twelve PSG supporters “claiming to be ultra-right” were arrested Tuesday evening in Paris by the police who suspected them of wanting to attack Real Sociedad fans, we learned on Wednesday from a police source. A risk of confrontation between the supporters of the two clubs, who clash Wednesday evening in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League, had been identified by the intelligence directorate of the police headquarters (DRPP) at the Forum des Halles.
Police officers, notably Brav-M bikers, first spotted around 10:30 p.m. “a group of around fifty Spanish supporters“gathered in a pub in the 1st arrondissement,”in the calm“, according to the police source. Shortly after, in a street in the 6th arrondissement located a few minutes’ walk away, the police checked a group of twelve men. “These were Parisian supporters claiming to be ultra-right, wearing black neck warmers hiding their faces, shell gloves, pyrotechnic devices“, according to the same source.
They were arrested and taken into custody.for participation in a group with the aim of committing violence or damage“, we added. An investigation was opened and entrusted to the judicial night processing service (STJN), concluded the police source.