Overview
- The display near the Mirabeau and Grenelle bridges featured red flares and fireworks to mark the supporters’ 20th anniversary, with images shared widely online.
- Authorities deem the assembly illegal because it was not declared in advance, and the case has been assigned to the Paris territorial security unit.
- Police received multiple alerts and dispatched units, reporting the scene lasted under two minutes and caused no public-order disturbance.
- Investigators are examining aerial footage to determine whether a drone was used in a controlled zone near the Balard military site and whether any images were manipulated by AI.
- The action was claimed by Wydad supporter accounts and fits a pattern of coordinated European displays by the Ultras Winners’ Section Old Continent, with no public reports of arrests so far.