Munich (Germany) (AFP)

An activist from the environmental association Greenpeace, arrived above the Munich stadium in a microlight-type machine, failed to crash into the stand after hitting a cable just before France-Germany at the Euro, making "several injured "according to UEFA, which condemned the incident.

The pilot flew over the lawn of the Allianz Arena with "Kick out Oil" written on his wing, before being unbalanced by a cable carrying the "Spider Cam", this aerial camera. .

It was difficult to restore control before grazing a grandstand and crashing, without damage, on the lawn of the Allianz Arena.

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"This reckless act - which could have had very serious consequences for a large number of people present - injured several people attending the match who are now in hospital," UEFA said in a statement, without specifying the number. people affected, nor the severity of their injuries.

At least one person in the gallery, slightly sounded following the incident, was taken away by the trainers, AFP noted in the stadium, and the activist was quickly arrested.

He has since been taken into custody and is in the process of being identified, a spokesman for the Munich police told AFP.

"This action was never intended to disrupt the game or hurt people. We hope no one was seriously injured. Our actions are always peaceful and non-violent. Alas, not everything has happened. as expected, we are sorry ", justified Greenpeace Tuesday evening on Twitter.

"The judicial authorities will take the necessary decisions," added UEFA, which in the process defended its environmental policy.

"UEFA and its partners are fully committed to making this Euro a sustainable tournament and many initiatives have been put in place to offset the carbon emissions" of the competition, organized for the first time in a format disseminated across the continent , in eleven cities in eleven countries.

"Fortunately, the meeting was not disrupted by such a reckless and dangerous initiative, but several people were injured nonetheless," UEFA concluded.

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