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A Decade On, ARD and Sky Revisit the Stade de France Terror Night

New films collect first-hand accounts to explain the stadium lockdown’s lasting effects.

Overview

  • ARD’s documentary is now streaming on the ARD Mediathek, with Sky’s film scheduled to air on November 6.
  • Three suicide bombers detonated outside the Stade de France during the France–Germany friendly, with two prevented from entering as the first blasts were heard about 20 minutes into the match.
  • The German national team spent the night inside the stadium before departing Paris the next morning under heavy security.
  • Germany’s planned friendly against the Netherlands in Hannover days later was called off at short notice due to warnings of a bomb attack.
  • Players and officials, including Kevin Trapp, Bastian Schweinsteiger, François Hollande and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, recount fear, decisive security choices and long-term unease with large crowds.