New Delhi, May 31 -- French law enforcement detained 780 individuals following a wave of violent clashes that erupted across Paris and several other cities on Saturday night. The unrest broke out shortly after Paris Saint-Germain captured the Champions League title.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said that 57 police officers sustained injuries, mostly minor, as unruly football fans lit fires and looted storefronts. In one of the night's most extreme incidents, a small mob attempted to breach a Paris police station.

Nunez said at a news conference Sunday that "the situation has been largely brought under control".

"Most of the celebrations took place peacefully" across the French capital, he said, noting most incidents happened in the ...