Security Forces Conduct Controlled Explosion At Stade de France Ahead Of Euro 2016 Quarter Final

French security forces have conducted a controlled explosion outside the Stade de France in Paris just hours before tonight's European Championships quarter final, the Daily Mail reported.

Fans approaching the stadium are reported to have heard a loud bang and were told by police they could not continue because of the security scare.

France are due to take on Iceland who beat England earlier this week.

Kick-off is due at 8pm GMT.

ISIS terrorists tried to attack the Stade de France in November as part of a co-ordinated attack on Paris, which included the massacre inside the Bataclan theatre.

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Topics: Euro 2016, Explosion, France

James Dawson

James Dawson is a Journalist at LADbible. He has contributed articles to LADbible’s ‘Knowing Me, Knowing EU’ series on the EU referendum, the 'Electoral Dysfunction' series on the 2017 general election, the ‘U OK M8?’ series tackling mental health amongst young men, and for its ‘Climate Change’ initiative in partnership with National Geographic.

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