Cover image via The TelegraphOver 100 people were massacred during the ghastly Paris attacks on Friday the 13th. However, that number would have been in thousands if not for the quick thinking of few security guards.
The on-duty security guard — who asked to be identified only by his first name, **Zouheir** — said that at least one of the attackers outside France's national soccer stadium had a ticket to the game and attempted to enter the 80,000-person venue, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The attacker was discovered wearing an explosives vest when he was frisked at the entrance to the stadium about 15 minutes into the game. France was playing a friendly exhibition football against Germany inside.
After being challenged at the gate, the attacker blew himself up
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The blasts occurred during the first half of the game, sowing confusion throughout the stadium, although loud blasts aren't uncommon at football matches on the European continent where fans sometimes set off firecrackers, reported the WSJ
French President Francois Hollande is pictured in the security control room at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis during the international friendly soccer match between France and Germany
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