Friday, November 11, 2016

Silent fans remember victims of Paris attacks 1 year on (The Associated Press)

French supporters wave their national flags prior to the World Cup Group A qualifying match between France and Sweden at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on Friday Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Soccer fans at Stade de France have observed a minute's silence one year after the Paris attacks. Friday's poignant silence before the World Cup qualifier between France and Sweden remembered victims of the attacks on Nov. 13 last year, which saw 130 people killed and hundreds more injured. The night of terror began when three suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the Stade de France, where France was playing Germany in a friendly match.


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