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Police carry out controlled explosion outside Stade de France

Fans approaching the national stadium for the hosts' quarter-final clash against Iceland were temporarily stopped at around 5.30pm local time due to a suspicious vehicle

French security forces have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious car outside the Stade de France.

Euro 2016 hosts France will take on Iceland at the national stadium in the tournament's fourth quarter-final tie on Sunday evening.

Explosion contrôle par la police à côté du Stade de France pour une voiture suspecte garée à proximité #fra #isl pic.twitter.com/EljFfxU1rG

Fans approaching the stadium during the afternoon were temporarily stopped as the vehicle was investigated before the explosion at around 5.