Algeria secured the 1-0 victory over Senegal, claiming the cup for the second time, during a game in Cairo on Friday.
Later that day, thousands of people gathered around Arc de Triomphe in downtown Paris soon after the game ended.
#Algeria wins #CAN2019! Paris streets are buzzing. pic.twitter.com/PPGwZUnJoZ
— Lily Radziemski (@lilyradz) July 19, 2019
They brought flags of Algeria, flares and firecrackers with them. The crowd nearly blocked off roads around the monument.
29 años después Algeria vuelve a ser campeón de la #AFCON2019 copa africana, vaya fiesta de los zorros del desierto por las calles de París y hasta Londres. Que lindo 🇩🇿🔥🔥 #SportsAS pic.twitter.com/Ok0hkDE09q
— Felipe Suárez (@ansuark) July 20, 2019
Tensions grew later in the day, as firecrackers and fireworks were blowing up all over the area and hundreds of people were shouting.
More videos of Algerians celebrating after #AFCON2019 (Champs-élysées, Paris) #ALGSEN #algeria pic.twitter.com/N4ngcXPciV
— Youssef ElNahas (@youssefelnahas_) July 19, 2019
Moreover, some fans began throwing glass bottles and stones at the police, prompting
🔴Le calme commence à revenir petit à petit à #Paris sur les Champs-Elysées. Les FDO continuent de débloquer la circulation. La préfecture de #police annonce 102 interpellations et 171 vidéo-verbalisations.#SENALG #CAN2019 #CAN19 #LesFennecs #LesVerts #ChampsElysees #Algérie pic.twitter.com/hRvoMSZNMq
— Charles Baudry (@CharlesBaudry) July 20, 2019
There are a lot of thieves inside the crowd. The Sputnik correspondent twice saw people running after thieves to get back phones stolen from them.
🇫🇷 Débordements à #Paris : place de l'Étoile, des supporters algériens ont lancé des pierres et des bouteilles contre la #police. Une unité de gendarmerie est intervenue avenue Marceau sous des projectiles. Utilisation de gaz lacrymogène. #SENALG #CAN2019 pic.twitter.com/zTfQPOK92g
— La Plume Libre (@LPLdirect) July 19, 2019
One of the chases was successful and the person, helped by passersby and the crew of the RT broadcaster, got his phone back. Still, one of the journalists working in the crowed got her phone pulled out of her hands by a teenage boy who ran away.
