French Open Tournament Dir Gilbert Ysern said on Tuesday that organizers are investigating "how a metal panel fell on to the crowd from the upper part of Court Philippe Chatrier," according to Julien Pretot of REUTERS. Organizers first said that three fans had been injured, but Ysern said that "only one was hurt, suffering a wrist injury that required further checks at a hospital." Ysern: "It's a plate of aluminum that was a three-meter long plate that fell on the spectators. These are plates that were above the scoreboard to protect these scoreboards from the pigeons. You know what the pigeons do, unpleasant things." Ysern explained that organizers were
"looking for the reasons behind the incident, which happened as strong
winds blew in Paris all day." He said, "You can't take this lightheartedly, so we are conducting an investigation as we speak." Ysern guaranteed there would be "no more such incidents." Ysern: "We have reinforced the structure, and the one that's fallen, we are not going to place it back" (REUTERS, 6/2).
