Overview
- The Philharmonie de Paris said the performance was halted three times, twice after flares were lit in the seating, before the concert resumed and concluded.
- Prosecutors confirmed four people were placed in custody, including three for participation in a group preparing violence or damage and one for organizing an undeclared demonstration.
- Social‑media videos show a protester holding a red flare being confronted and beaten by other spectators as scuffles broke out in the hall.
- Culture Minister Rachida Dati and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez condemned the incidents, the CRIF called for exemplary sanctions, and LFI’s Manon Aubry declined to condemn the action.
- Le Figaro reported that one person in custody is on a security watchlist, a claim not publicly confirmed by judicial authorities; Israel’s ambassador, present at the event, said he left early for security reasons.