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In Paris a great explosion was heard that resounded throughout the city.
Eyewitnesses reported that their buildings were shaken and people from several central districts, as well as nearby suburbs, reported hearing the explosion.
Police say the loud explosion was caused by a fighter plane that broke the sound barrier.
Footage from a French Open match between Stan Wawrinka and Dominik Koepfer shows the pair pausing after a loud and serious groundstroke is heard.
Shortly after 11am Irish time, a person tweeted: “Sound of an explosion near the François Mitterrand library, we all feared it was an attack.”
Another person said his boat shook in the water after the blast.
“I felt it in Saint Cloud!” they wrote.
“In any case, I felt a huge explosion that made our barge vibrate on the Seine.”
Terrified Parisians called emergency services to report the blast.
Once it became clear what the source of the blast was, police urged the public to remain calm and stop calling.
The Préfecture de Police tweeted: “A very significant noise was heard in Paris and in the Paris region.
“There is no explosion, it is a fighter plane that crossed the sound barrier.
“Don’t crowd the emergency lines!”
More to follow.
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