Paris Braces for Unrest as Visitors for First NFL Game in France Find Museums Shut
Americans who traveled to Paris for the NFL's first-ever game in France found famous museums closed and shops boarded up as the city prepared for riots, The New York Times reports.
Americans have arrived in the French capital, Paris, to attend the first game the NFL (National Football League, the U.S. professional American football league) has played in France. They were met by a city that had braced for riots: well-known museums were closed and shop windows were boarded up.
The New York Times describes the welcome offered to these visitors as a lonely one. Fans who came for the game could only partly experience the city attractions that foreign tourists usually visit.
The available portion of the source does not say exactly when the game took place, which teams played, what set off the unrest, or how widespread it was. Those details are therefore not included here.
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