The aftermath of the PSG-Hapoel Tel aviv got out of hand as PSG supporters ganged up against those of the visiting team.... I suspect the real story is that supporters of the Israeli team were crawling with Betar/LDJ(*) thugs, several of them illegally carrying firearms. As one of those clandestine security thugs got chased down and cornered into a McDonald's, he opened fired at his pursuers and killed one of them. Now, that's for the real story. Needless to say, the French government and media darling Interior Minister N. Sarkozy didn't want that story to make it to the headlines and, accordingly, spun another yarn. The official coverup is that it was a black cop (allegedly from Martinique) who, attempting to rescue a defenseless Israeli/Jewish supporter, opened fire at PSG hooligans bent on assaulting both of them:
French officials investigate, condemn soccer violence after shooting death
The Associated Press
Published: November 24, 2006
PARIS: A plainclothes police officer who shot to death a Paris soccer fan as he and a supporter of an Israeli club were under attack by a gang of hoodlums likely acted in self-defense, the Paris prosecutor said Friday.
French authorities, led by President Jacques Chirac, condemned the racially based violence that has been a constant backdrop among supporters of Paris Saint-Germain and erupted into a deadly incident after the Thursday night UEFA cup match between Paris Saint-Germain and Hapoel Tel Aviv.
One man was killed and another seriously injured, apparently with a single shot in the skirmish in which some PSG supporters shouted racial epithets.
The officer, originally from the Caribbean, was trying to protect a French Jew from the gang of PSG supporters, officials said.
Prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin said a judicial investigation would be formally opened Saturday for "voluntary injury leading to unintentional death" but that the transport police officer, identified as Antoine Granomort, likely fired his gun in legitimate defense.
He was confronted with "a horde ... of extremely excited, extremely violent and extremely aggressive people," Marin said on France-Info radio. The officer's aggressors were 50 centimeters to one meter (two to three feet) away when a single shot was fired, Marin said, apparently citing the police officer's account.
The prosecutor's office identified the dead man as 24-year-old Julien Quemener.
Granomort has been questioned about how the incident unfolded to determine when he fired and under what circumstances.
"They were shouting 'filthy Jew' and when they saw our colleague, who comes from the Caribbean, they also yelled, 'filthy black, we're going to get you," said Luc Poignant, a police union official.
Chirac condemned the racist remarks as "shameful."
They "inspire a feeling not only of condemnation, not only of stupefaction — but also of horror," the president said at a summit meeting in Italy.
Police said the two men who were shot were members of PSG's far-right fan base that has a notorious violent and racist history.
Some 200 members of the group, the Boulogne Boys, met outside the Parc des Princes stadium Friday night to issue a call for calm.
"We are, of course, appalled by what happened and call for calm from all Parisian supporters," a statement handed out by the group said.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said some PSG fans shouted "Death to the Jew" as they attacked the Hapoel fan. The police officer responded with tear gas, but was knocked to the ground by a blow to the head and kick to the stomach, Sarkozy said. He then drew his gun and opened fire.
"Two men fell to the ground, of which one died from his wounds, while the other suffered a lung injury," Sarkozy said.
The Paris prosecutor said the PSG supporters had made Nazi salutes and shouted, "Le Pen, president," a reference to Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the extreme-right National Front party.
Le Pen accused Marin of "complicity in defamation" and warned his party would sue anyone who links it to the incident.
The police officer and the Hapoel fan, Yanniv Hazout, eventually sought refuge in a nearby fast-food restaurant until police reinforcements arrived, officials said.
A statement issued by Hazout's mother said her son "adored" both teams and said she was "so happy that he was protected by a police officer."
While Britain has had considerable success in eradicating racially based violence, tougher punishments for hooligans have failed to solve the problem in France.
French Sports Minister Jean-Francois Lamour denounced the "climate of tension and violence at certain soccer matches."
Lawmaker Claude Goasguen demanded hooligan groups be disbanded. The incident "shames soccer, shames PSG and shames Paris," he said.
Overt racism has become increasingly common at PSG's Parc de Princes stadium, with insults and monkey chants often directed at black players. Hooligan gangs also often look to fight black and Arab members of multiethnic rival gangs at the stadium during games.
Violence has affected other clubs. Marseille will host Auxerre on Jan. 24 in an empty stadium after a firefighter lost two fingers picking up an explosive that a fan threw on the field on Oct. 29.
Hapoel won Thursday's Group G match 4-2 against PSG.
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AP Sports Writer Jerome Pugmire in Paris and Pierre-Antoine Souchard contributed to this report.
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(*) LIBERTE IMMEDIATE POUR LE POLICIER Antoine GRANOMORT
vendredi 24 novembre 2006.
Ce policier antillais qui a risqué sa vie pour sauver la vie d'un supporter de Tel Aviv, et tiré pour sauver la sienne est un héros qui mérite la légion d'Honneur et non pas la prison !
Il est actuellement en garde à vue pour homicide volontaire. Il est urgent de le faire libérer.
La LDJ félicite ce courageux policier qui a défendu au risque de sa vie un compatriote juif face aux racailles qui hurlent "sale nègre" ,"sale juif", "mort aux juifs",« Bleu Blanc Rouge, la France aux Français » . Juifs et Noirs unis contre les racistes :Tout un symbole qui nous plait. Regrettons que face à la vermine , le policier n'avait qu'un pistolet Sig Sauer .
un Sig Sauer 552 Sytle Electric Rifle eut été préférable !
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