France take on Iceland in the Euro 2016 quarter-final on Sunday night.
A controlled explosion took place close to the Stade de France hours before the Euro 2016 quarter-final between France and Iceland on Sunday evening.
Paul Hayward, a journalist with The Telegraph, posted on Twitter that a controlled explosion took place shortly after 5.30pm local time.
https://twitter.com/_PaulHayward/status/749628193255124992
Fans on their way to the game reported hearing a loud bang and,
according to the Daily Mail, were told they could not continue because of a security scare.
https://twitter.com/SimoneRovera/status/749627871665225728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
News of the controlled explosion in the city follows on from
a stampede in the Paris fanzone on Saturday night after a firecracker went off and caused mayhem during the Germany v Italy game.
