British minister demanded that UEFA investigate violent scenes in Paris

The British Minister of Culture, Nadine Dorries, asked UEFA this Sunday to open a formal investigation into the violent scenes experienced last night in Paris, which delayed the start of the final of the Champions League between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

“The images and accounts of Liverpool fans and the media entering the Stade de France last night are deeply worrying.”, Dorries said in a statement.

The head of Digital, Culture, Media and Sports of this country indicated that “Thousands of ticket holders traveled to Paris in time to support their team in the biggest game of the season.”

”I urge UEFA to open a formal investigation into what went wrong and why, in coordination with stadium officials, the French Police, the French Football Federation, the Merseyside Police and the Liverpool Football Club.”, he added.

As Dorries noted, “It is in the interest of everyone involved to understand what happened and learn lessons from these events.”

The final, which Real Madrid won 1-0, was marred by the violent scenes witnessed -and spread on social networks and by the media- before the start of the match, such as the launch of tear gas, robberies of fans, aggressions and in general an alarming lack of security.