(Reuters) - Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 title
celebrations were cut short on Monday after clashes between spectators
and police in the west of the French capital.
Some of those involved wore PSG shirts and climbed on
to temporary scaffolding as the soccer club's players were showing off
the French champions' trophy.
Riot police fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowd
after up to 15,000 people according to police gathered to
celebrate PSG's first league title since 1994.
Bus shelters were destroyed during the episode with some of the people involved covering their faces.
"It is a pity that we had to deal with some
troublemakers," Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe told French broadcaster BFM
TV.
A PSG players' cruise on the Seine river, which was part of the scheduled celebrations was cancelled.
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