French, German National Teams Held at Stade de France After Fatal Attacks Nearby

Several deadly attacks gripped Paris on Friday night, including explosions outside the Stade de France during an international friendly between Germany and France. 

According to freelance football writer Robin Bairner, French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet confirmed an explosion occurred at Gate J of the stadium. Multiple people died and several were wounded.

According to Joshua Robinson and Inti Landauro of the Wall Street Journal, a man wearing an explosive vest was stopped trying to enter the stadium:

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The guard—who asked to be identified only by his first name, Zouheir—said the attacker was discovered wearing an explosives vest when he was frisked at the entrance to the stadium about 15 minutes into the game. France was playing an exhibition against Germany inside.

While attempting to back away from security, Zouheir said, the attacker detonated the vest. Zouheir, who was stationed by the players' tunnel, said he was briefed on the sequence by the security frisking team at the gate.

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According to Robinson and Landauro, police confirmed Zouheir's version of events. Zouheir said the incidents continued near the stadium:

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Around three minutes later, a second person also blew himself up outside the stadium. A third suicide attacker detonated explosives at a nearby McDonald’s, police said.

... At first, Zouheir said he ... thought the early blast was a firecracker. Then his walkie-talkie came alive with chatter, and he noticed that French President Francois Hollande—who was in attendance at the Stade de France—was being ushered out of the stadium.

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The explosion could be heard during the broadcast of the match, as documented on Vine (Warning: Contents of video may be disturbing to some viewers):

Le Graet also said there was "no longer any danger," although fans and both clubs remained inside the arena due to ongoing police activity. 

Journalist Vincent Menichini recorded a video of fans milling about the pitch following the conclusion of the match: 

FIFA Digital's Alex Stone passed along a soundbite from German boss Joachim Low in the midst of the hectic situation: 

Ciaran Fahey of the Associated Press relayed an update about the German squad: 

The New York Times passed along a map detailing the location of the various attacks around Paris. 

"This is an attack on humanity and the universal values we share," United States President Barack Obama said, according to ESPN's Michele Steele. "France is our oldest ally."

Although the incident at the stadium is resolved, the full impact of the attacks is unknown.

"For the Euro, there was already a big worry," Le Graet said, per Tom Williams of Agence France-Presse. "Today it's obviously even stronger."

Euro 2016 chief Jacques Lambert spoke about the tournament on French radio RTL, via Eurosport:

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"The risk had gone one level up in January, it has just gone higher. We will make the decisions we need to make so that the Euro finals can be held in the best security conditions. Security in stadiums works well, the risk is more in the streets, in spontaneous gatherings. Wondering whether Euro 2016 must be cancelled is playing the game of the terrorists."

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France and England were scheduled to play a friendly Tuesday, and the two sides agreed to go on with playing the match, according to a statement from the Football Association.