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Hundreds arrested as shops and cars burned in wild football celebrations
Police have detained 780 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League title.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 57 officers were wounded, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalised shops on Saturday night (Sunday morning AEST). One small group even tried to storm a Paris police station.
Nuñez said at a news conference on Sunday that "the situation has been largely brought under control".
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"Most of the celebrations took place peacefully" across the French capital, he said, noting most incidents happened in the Champs Elysees neighbourhood and close to the Parc des Princes stadium in western Paris where fans had gathered to watch the match.
Police also intervened five times overnight to prevent people from blocking traffic on the main ring road around Paris, he said.
Nuñez said incidents took place in about 15 cities in France, describing "one to two" shops vandalised in each other than Paris. He said 780 people were detained in all, with 480 of them in the Paris area alone.
The Paris prosecutors' office said 277 people have been formally placed in police custody, including 82 minors, for alleged offences. Most were for assault of police officers while other allegations include theft, vandalism and disturbing the public order.
One serious accident involved a driver losing control of a car that rammed into a restaurant's terrace, leaving two people wounded including one seriously, Nuñez said.
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But Nuñez said that planned celebrations for the team's win on Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, would go ahead as scheduled. He warned that police would respond with "firmness and determination" to any potential violence.
The PSG team will then be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presidential palace.
Fans began celebrating in Paris after the final whistle in Budapest, Hungary, where Paris Saint-Germain won by beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final.
Fans marched along the avenues near Paris' Arc de Triomphe monument, with some setting off flares and blaring car horns. About 20,000 people gathered on the Champs-Elysees, where police worked to contain the crowd.
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The Paris police prefecture said smaller groups caused disturbances in various locations, with some vandalising shops and setting fires to rubbish and hire bicycles in the streets.
Cars were also set ablaze. Those who attempted to storm a police station in the posh eighth Arrondissement neighbourhood were dispersed, police said.
In May last year following PSG's first title, 201 people were injured in the French capital and police made more than 500 arrests across France.
Storm pummels Western Australia with warning of weather to intensify
A storm has pummelled Western Australia, sending trampolines and sheds flying and causing flash flooding and power cuts.
And the Bureau of Meteorology warns the weather is set to turn even worse.
In Mandurah, south of Perth, a neighbour's shed was sent crashing into a family's backyard pool.
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"It came over that side, over the fence, and then the next thing we know we got a free home," the owner said.
Down the road, Dawn Crawford was holding on, battling the wind to stop her fence from giving way.
"I was here holding this for an hour," she said.
Flash flooding forced Perth locals to get creative for a morning coffee.
"We've had jellyfish, we've had ducks, and then we've had our regulars, which is great," joked Rob Strahan from Bayswater Oarhouse.
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High swells in Hillarys became a playground for surfers.
Some boats sank as the Swan River spilled over its banks.
SES crews were kept busy responding to more than 380 calls for help since 5pm on Saturday.
Power lines came down across multiple suburbs, with more than 28,000 Western Power customers without power.
"I was in bed and the kids come running in and screaming the power's out so wasn't too happy. Wanted to be able to watch the footy this afternoon," Beaconsfield man Steve Tonge said.
A tree smashed a roof narrowly missing Brad Counsel and his dog.
"Gust of wind and then down came the tree," he said.
The storm has already dumped more than 57.4 millimetres of rain in Capel, between Bunbury and Busselton, in the past 24 hours.
Cape Leeuwin, the most south-westerly point of the mainland, recorded wind gusts of 122km/h.
Emergency crews called for everyone in the state's south-east to tie down loose items before the full force hit.
Joey Rawson from the Bureau of Meteorology said the wild weather would be unusual.
"As we progress into the evening this low pressure system really intensifies and it's going to bring conditions that we don't see that often in south-west WA."
Earlier forecasts even predicted the risk of tornadoes.
Shirtless Aussie questioned over alleged cafe rampage in Vietnam
An Australian tourist is being questioned by Vietnamese police after allegedly going on a rampage in a busy cafe.
He's accused of causing thousands of dollars of damage in the city of Da Nang before being marched away by police in his underwear.
Footage from the early-morning spree appears to show the Australian man get up from his chair and smash a phone another customer was using to help translate for him.
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Staff say he proclaimed "you have ten seconds to leave".
In the video, a man appears to use a chair as a battering ram taking aim at the front counter and the coffee machine before the front windows.
He rifles through the bags of customers who'd made a quick exit, turning a laptop into two frisbees.
A group watched in horror from the second floor as the man headed for them next.
He kicked the door open before putting one man in a headlock.
Police officers begin to assemble outside before rushing in and arresting him.
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The cafe was forced to shut for up to three days.
Owners are seeking compensation for a damage bill reportedly as high as $26,000
The man remains in temporary detention for questioning
Building of Brisbane Olympic Stadium at Victoria Park to begin, despite final protests
It's been almost five years since Brisbane locked in Olympic hosting rights, and tomorrow construction on the centrepiece stadium will finally begin.
Victoria Park will be closed to the public.
But desperate protesters haven't gone down without a fight, swarming the site in a last-ditch effort to block the build.
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Hundreds lined Herston Road in an eleventh-hour bid to keep hands off the site that will be home to the Brisbane Olympic Stadium.
Campaigners said they were "appealed" and "outraged".
"I'm prepared to fight for it until its saved," one person pledged.
"I think it's a tragedy that its going to be bulldozed and concreted over," another said.
On Friday two protesters were arrested.
At midnight on Sunday Victoria Park, will close to the public.
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Heavy machinery has been moved in and fences have already gone up, sparking violent clashes on Friday between police and traditional owners who had set up camp.
"This is our land, always was, always will be," Aboriginal Elder Theresa Williams said.
Today officers watched from afar and overnight it was expected the tents would come down.
"The reality is it's a construction site and no one's going to be able to be on the construction site, so they're gonna have to be moved on," Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said.
Former premier Campbell Newman said: "We're about to lose something precious due to an act of barbarism."
Tomorrow, the land will no longer be owned by the council but the Olympic Games Delivery Authority.
Nine News has obtained exclusive mapping revealing which parts of the park will be shut down and where access will remain.
Fencing will close off the green space surrounded by the Inner Northern Busway, and Gilchrist Avenue including a section that borders the ICB.
The central footpath and bikeway will remain open while building is under way, as will the site of the future aquatic centre where Centenary Pool currently sits and the urban pump track.
But there will be no pedestrian access from the QUT or Herston Bus Stations.
It's the end for the Victoria Park Golf Complex, with locals turning out to say farewell to the driving range, putt putt course, and bistro.
But the premier maintains this is generational infrastructure in the making.
"It'll be there for concerts, it'll be there for sport, it'll be there as a green space for people to be able to go and enjoy every single day," David Crisafulli sadi.
Junior footy player Beau Martel will turn the first sod on the building site.
When construction begins it'll mark one of the most significant milestones towards becoming an Olympic city since Brisbane secured the games in 2021 – but protesters say it won't bring an end to their campaign
"We have not given up, it is not a done deal, and we are still fighting, and we need you," Sue Bremner from Save Victoria Park said.
‘I was definitely dying’: Tradie relives horror road rage attack
A tradie has relived his road rage nightmare after surviving an axe attack following a minor crash.
Rico Nekelo says he's lucky to be alive but now has to cope with the mental and physical scars from the attack in Melbourne.
He was on his way to see a mate last month but instead came close to death.
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"On the scene I was definitely dying. I was getting cold and yeah, my eyes are starting to shut," he told 9News.
The horror road rage attack unfolded after an erratic driver collided with Nekelo's car in Cranbourne on April 6.
The 21-year-old said he copped an axe to the back, twice.
"I pretty much got out of the car, and he got out at the same time with an axe and Yeah, I just started running," he said.
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His injuries were so severe his surgeon said he was lucky to be alive.
His sister Charlotte Vemoa said it was a "very violent attack for something that was very minor".
While Rekelo's out of hospital, he's still carrying the scars of the nightmare ordeal.
"I would say it's, it's been very hard as an older sibling to watch," Vemoa said.
His mother, Mate Carnahan, said it had been mentally hard for loved ones, who felt helpless and were desperate for support.
"So the victim assistance program. I've been trying to reach out to them since the hospital, so maybe five weeks now," Nekelo said.
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His mother said the government was failing victims.
"He didn't ask this to happen to him. They're failing," she said.
His alleged attacker was arrested at the scene but arrested pending further inquiries.
Meanwhile, Nekelo will be unable to work for months.
"It's an everyday struggle," he said.
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Man accused of stalking Norwegian princess studying in Sydney
A Sydney man will face court this week, accused of stalking the potential future queen of Norway while she studies here in Australia.
It's been reported a suspicious letter was sent to Norwegian Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
It was intercepted by her security detail at St Andrew's College at Sydney University.
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A 63-year-old Glebe man has now been issued with an AVO and will front court on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old royal, who is second in line to the Norwegian throne, has kept a reasonably low profile since moving to Australia to study arts and international relations last year.
Now, her future at the university is being reassessed.