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French Soccer Team's Classy Gesture After Attack

British Prime Minister David Cameron will join football fans singing the French national anthem as they pay tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks prior to Tuesday's England-France friendly.

Germany players were given the day off on arriving home on Saturday after spending the night at the Stade de France because of the terror attacks in Paris.

Zouheir, who was stationed in the tunnel leading from the dressing rooms to the pitch, said he had been briefed on events outside the stadium by the security frisking team on duty at the entrance.

Noel Le Graet, the head of the federation, confirmed to TVInfoSport+: "Three people have been killed and several injured after a bomb explosion in front of stadium door number J".

The security guard just told the Wall Street Journal what his colleagues had told him about how one of the attackers was prevented from entering the stadium.

Teammate Antoine Griezmann, who also played on Friday, said his sister was in the audience at a concert at the Bataclan hall in Paris, where dozens were killed after a hostage taking.

"During the second half I started getting news alerts about attacks in Paris, but I didn't make the connection immediately", said Pierre Tissier, a spectator at the match.

A nightmare scenario, much like the one witnessed in Bataclan, cold have arisen in Stade de France, if it weren't for the bravery of one security guard - only identified by his first name, Zouheir.

"We think this operation failed", a police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because French law doesn't allow the release of details from ongoing investigations. Loud blasts aren't uncommon at soccer matches on the European continent where fans sometimes set off firecrackers. At least two blasts were heard clearly inside the stadium, witnesses said, and on the television broadcast.

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