Suicide bombers tried to enter the Stade de France
during the Paris terror attacks, the French Secretary of
State for Sport has confirmed.
French Secretary of State for Sport, Thierry Braillard, has
confirmed that suicide bombers who targeted the Stade de
France as part of the Paris terror attacks attempted to enter the
stadium.
Bomb blasts were heard during France's 2-0 international
friendly win over Germany on Friday and Paris prosecutor
Francois Molins told a media conference on Saturday that three
men detonated explosive belts in the vicinity of the Saint-Denis
venue, killing one other victim.
Speaking to the Stade 2 show on the France 2 television channel
on Sunday, Braillard said reports from earlier in the weekend
that the attackers tried to get inside the ground were accurate.
He did not specify how many of the bombers tried to gain
access to the 80,000-capacity stadium or give details on the
manner in which they were prevented from doing so.
"They wanted to enter the stadium but they could not," Braillard
said.
The incidents at the Stade de France were part of co-ordinated
assaults across six separate locations in Paris that left 132
dead, according to the latest figures released by French
officials.
France midfielder Lassana Diarra's cousin Asta Diakite died
during the attacks, while forward Antoine Griezmann's sister
survived the siege at the Bataclan theatre, where 89 people
were murdered as gunmen stormed the building during a
concert by American rock band Eagles of Death Metal.
Both Diarra and Griezmann played 80 minutes of the match
against Germany.
during the Paris terror attacks, the French Secretary of
State for Sport has confirmed.
French Secretary of State for Sport, Thierry Braillard, has
confirmed that suicide bombers who targeted the Stade de
France as part of the Paris terror attacks attempted to enter the
stadium.
Bomb blasts were heard during France's 2-0 international
friendly win over Germany on Friday and Paris prosecutor
Francois Molins told a media conference on Saturday that three
men detonated explosive belts in the vicinity of the Saint-Denis
venue, killing one other victim.
Speaking to the Stade 2 show on the France 2 television channel
on Sunday, Braillard said reports from earlier in the weekend
that the attackers tried to get inside the ground were accurate.
He did not specify how many of the bombers tried to gain
access to the 80,000-capacity stadium or give details on the
manner in which they were prevented from doing so.
"They wanted to enter the stadium but they could not," Braillard
said.
The incidents at the Stade de France were part of co-ordinated
assaults across six separate locations in Paris that left 132
dead, according to the latest figures released by French
officials.
France midfielder Lassana Diarra's cousin Asta Diakite died
during the attacks, while forward Antoine Griezmann's sister
survived the siege at the Bataclan theatre, where 89 people
were murdered as gunmen stormed the building during a
concert by American rock band Eagles of Death Metal.
Both Diarra and Griezmann played 80 minutes of the match
against Germany.
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