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Police investigated a security alert at the Stade de France less than five hours before the opening game of Euro 2016, it has been claimed.

Journalists were evacuated from the press room to make way for bomb sniffer dogs amid unconfirmed rumours of a bomb threat.

Several reporters at the stadium took to Twitter to write the press room had been cleared out for a 'routine check for explosives'.

However, a source told The Mirror they do not believe the evacuation is anything more serious than a precautionary measure - and said that section of the venue is now 'back to normal'.

The unconfirmed threat comes after the stadium, which will host the opener between France and Sweden, was targeted during a series of coordinated Islamic State terror attacks in the city last November.

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The Euro finals kick off today in the French capital amid unprecedented security operation.

The country remains on high alert after the terror attacks in which 130 people were killed.

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More than seven million fans are expected to watch games across 10 venues, with more than 90,000 police, soldiers and private guards dispatched to ensure their safety.

French authorities have warned the US and the UK fans could be at risk.

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France coach Didier Deschamps said the attacks last November provoked "very strong emotions".

He said: "We lived through some tragic moments.

"So it will remain with us, even if with time we can think about it a little less.

"Today to have zero risk doesn't exist, sadly, but we have to go forward and these Euros have to be a festival of football and the festival has to be as beautiful as possible."

The British Foreign Office has warned the 500,000 england fans at the finals that stadiums, fan zones and transport hubs could possibly be targeted.