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An investigation has been launched after an intruder breached security to parachute into Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium on Thursday night.

Eagle-eyed fans watching the live feed from inside the new 62,062-seater stadium in north London spotted the intruder appear to jump from the newly-constructed roof of the building before parachuting down into the base of the arena.

Having jumped from the west side of the £850m building, the person landed on one of the three sections of the retractable pitch inside the stadium, which are currently covered in sand in preparation for the turf to be laid later this month.

An investigation has now been launched into how the person managed to get up on to the roof and then parachute down.

"We are aware of an incident that took place last night that involved a breach in construction security and this is being investigated by Mace, our stadium construction partners," a club spokesman told football.london.

Here is video footage of the incident, recorded by Twitter user @Freddie_LR from one of the stadium cameras' live feed.

The first test event at the new stadium is set to take place on August 5, with a series of test events scaling up in size before the official opening day on September 15, with Tottenham welcoming Liverpool in the Premier League, with a 12.30pm kick-off.

The stadium's first NFL game - as part of a ten-year agreement - will take place when the Seattle Seahawks play the Oakland Raiders on October 14.

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