Controlled explosion carried out on package found outside France team hotel

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A suspect bag was destroyed by bomb disposal experts outside France's team hotel in Paris, less than four hours before the Euro 2016 final.

Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package found outside the France team hotel, just hours before the Euro 2016 final.

The area surrounding the Pullman Paris Centre-Bercy Hotel in the capital was evacuated after an unattended bag was found propped up close to the entrance.