The Paris police chief admitted a “failure” of security operations during the chaotic scene at last month’s Champions League final, adding that he was sorry about tear-gassing “people of good faith” but insisting that officials had no choice but to use the chemical agent on Liverpool supporters outside the gates before the match.
In addition, Didier Lallement told a French Senate commission seeking explanations on Thursday that the number of counterfeit paper tickets for the May 28 game was lower than earlier cited. Previously, French officials had blamed massive ticket fraud for the crush of fans that contributed to the scene.