Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer France against Germany Friday Nov 13 2015 in Saint Denis outside Paris At least 35 people were killed in shootings and explosions around Paris many of them in a popular theater where patrons were taken hostage police and medical officials said Friday Two explosions were heard outside the Stade de France stadiumpimgdivp AP PhotoMichel Euler datamcecaptionSpectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer France against Germany Friday Nov 13 2015 in Saint Denis outside Paris At least 35 people were killed in shootings and explosions around Paris many of them in a popular theater where patrons were taken hostage police and medical officials said Friday Two explosions were heard outside the Stade de France stadium
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French police secure the area at the site of a bomb threat in front of the Hotel Molitor where the German National soccer team are staying in Paris, France, Friday, Nov. 13 , 2015. The hotel Molitor was evacuated due to the bomb scare, and the team has moved to another hotel, a police source said Friday.
Hours later, an explosion killed several near the Stade de France where the German team was playing a match against France. Spectators were brought on to the pitch as the stadium was evacuated.
The anonymous call to the hotel came in at 9:50 a.m., leading to a prompt evacuation. Bomb-sniffing dogs searched the area and police established a perimeter.
The team returned to the hotel around 2:00 p.m. after spending time at Roland Garros, the tennis stadium where the French Open is held.
There is no known connection at this time between the hotel bomb scare and the attacks that struck Paris later that evening.
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