French police said Sunday's controlled blast was 'nothing to worry about.'
Police carried out a controlled explosion to open the door of a car
parked near the Stade de France, about three and a half hours before the
stadium was due to host France's quarterfinal match against Iceland.
Police said the car was parked in an area where it shouldn't have been.
Security
has been tight throughout Euro 2016 and particularly at the Stade de
France, which was targeted by suicide bombers during the attacks across
the Paris area on Nov. 13, 2015 that killed 130 people.
Meanwhile,
the heads of state and prime ministers from France and Iceland are to
attend the European Championship quarterfinal between their countries on
Sunday.
French president Francois Hollande has been a regular guest wearing his Les Bleus
scarf at Euro 2016 matches. Prime Minister Manuel Valls will lead a
delegation of French lawmakers among the VIP guests at Stade de France,
according to UEFA.
Iceland has been sending around 10 percent of its 330,000 population to France for matches.
The
island nation's outgoing president, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, and interim
prime minister, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, are scheduled to attend the
biggest game in the national team's history.
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