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A bomb scare forced Germany's national soccer team to leave their hotel hours before the attacks in Paris

Nov 14, 2015, 07:27 IST

AP Photo/Jacques BrinonFrench 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.On Friday morning, the German national soccer team was briefly evacuated from their hotel in Paris following a called in bomb threat, The AP reports.

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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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AP Photo/Michel EulerSpectators 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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