French police have carried out a controlled explosion on a car outside the Stade de France before tonight's Euroepan Championship quarter-final clash between France and Iceland.
Security forces decided to perform the explosion after investigating what they believed to be a suspicious vehicle.
Explosion contrôle par la police à côté du Stade de France pour une voiture suspecte garée à proximité #fra #isl pic.twitter.com/EljFfxU1rG
— Simone Rovera (@SimoneRovera) July 3, 2016
The caption reads: "Controlled explosion by the police near the Stade de France for a suspicious car parked nearby."
Halted outside the Stade de France. Suspect vehicle. Controlled explosion pending say police pic.twitter.com/fVuBEdojuI
— Paul Hayward (@_PaulHayward) July 3, 2016
There has been no further information has been issued by police. The incident is not expected to impact on the match which kicks off at 8pm Irish time.
"These checks happen regularly in Paris. They did not blow up the entire car," said a police spokesperson.
Just spoke to French police at Stade de France. Used small charge to open door of suspicious parked vehicle. "Nothing to worry about."
— Chris Jones (@MySecondEmpire) July 3, 2016
