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Suicide bombers tried to enter Stade de France - Secretary of State for Sport

French Secretary of State for Sport, Thierry Braillard, has confirmed that suicide bombers who targeted the Stade de France as part of the Paris terror attacks attempted to enter the stadium.

Bomb blasts were heard during France's 2-0 international friendly win over Germany on Friday and Paris prosecutor Francois Molins told a media conference on Saturday that three men detonated explosive belts in the vicinity of the Saint-Denis venue, killing one other victim.

"They wanted to enter the stadium but they could not," Braillard said.

France midfielder Lassana Diarra's cousin Asta Diakite died during the attacks, while forward Antoine Griezmann's sister survived the siege at the Bataclan theatre, where 89 people were murdered as gunmen stormed the building during a concert by American rock band Eagles of Death Metal.