French man showed his shattered mobile phone which was hit by shrapnel
- He was caught in last night's suicide attack at Paris' Stade de France
- At least six fans died in the two consecutive blasts at the stadium
- Blasts came as a series of coordinated attacks which killed at least 127
- Fans attending the international friendly match between France and Germany gathered on the pitch
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| The man, named only as Sylvestre, had just ended a phone call when a terrorist blew himself up just metres from where he stood - the first of two explosions at the Stade de France |
A Frenchman has told of how his life was saved by his mobile phone, after he was caught in the middle of last night's horrifying terrorist attacks in Paris. The man, named only as Sylvestre, had just ended a phone call when a terrorist blew himself up just metres from where he stood - the first of two suicide explosions and a bombing at the Stade de France which killed at least six people.
A flying piece of shrapnel from the blast smashed into his phone, which would have caused his head to 'explode' had it made impact just seconds later. The double suicide blasts at the stadium came as part of a series of coordinated attacks which left at least 127 people dead and the city paralysed with fear.
Confusion followed as no one understood the implication of the blast, with some of the 80,000 fans at the stadium even cheering what they believed to be a firework. It is believed the first terrorist detonated the explosive device while trying to enter Gate J of the stadium, killing at least three fans.
Two minutes later, a second blast echoed through the stadium. Reports indicate that one of the bombs was detonated near a McDonald's restaurant on the fringes of the stadium, which is due to host the European Championship in seven months' time. Three attackers are said to have died at the stadium.