Terrorist Turned Away at Soccer Stadium

One security guard, who is being identified by his first name Zouheir, said that the attacker, who had a ticket to the game, was found with a suicide vest on while trying to enter 15 minutes after the French vs. German exhibition game started. The attacker denoted his explosives as he backed away from the security guards.

Two huge blasts were heard during the match with the third explosion going off at a fast food outlet near the stadium in the Saint-Denis area of the city.

It’s believed another attacker also detonated a suicide vest at another entrance just minutes later, while a McDonalds’ restaurant near the stadium was also targeted, with the attack at the stadium resulting in the death of three people.

French newspaper Le Monde and Libération said on Monday that the news of the security guard who allegedly prevented ISIS terrorists from entering the stadium was inaccurately reported by news outlet all over the world.

France forward Antoine Griezmann said his sister was in the audience at a concert at the Bataclan hall in Paris, where dozens were killed after a hostage taking.

He added that Hollande left after the first blast.

French soccer federation head Noel le Graet said that the information wasn’t communicated to the fans or the players in order to avoid a panic. We’re hoping that the stadium is well policed and I’m hoping we’ll be okay but I haven’t thought about that, it was more of a thought about the events in Paris itself’. On Saturday, street-cleaning crews spent several hours hosing down the area.

The president of the German Football Association Reinhard Rauball has hailed the “camaraderie” shown by France to remain with Joachim Low and his men at the Stade de France.