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Latest News Wires Paris riots mar soccer victory celebrations, prompt ceremony cancellation

Paris riots: PSG players had been scheduled to raise the championship trophy aloft from City Hall's balcony on Wednesday evening, but those plans were scrapped Tuesday, the Paris mayor's office said.

By Jerome PugmireAssociated Press / May 14, 2013

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A ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain's league title was cancelled after rioting marred festivities in the center of the French capital, and France's Interior Minister responded to the public outcry by calling a top-level meeting to discuss what went wrong.