Un bruit très important à été entendu à Paris et en région parisienne. Il n'y a pas d'explosion, il s'agit d'un avion de chasse qui a franchi le mur du son.N'encombrez pas les lignes de secours !
— Préfecture de Police (@prefpolice) September 30, 2020
The shockwave rattled windows, made birds fly up and was heard in every part of the city, leading to a surge in phone calls to police.
The blast was also heard at tennis game at Rolland Garros, and was caught on the game's broadcast.Explosion in Paris heard from games at Rolland Garros pic.twitter.com/3eVhSLrXQQ
— . (@wiIffff) September 30, 2020
It was later explained by the French Defense Ministry that the jet received permission to break the sound barrier, as it was responding to an emergency when contact was lost with a commercial airliner.
The police urged people not to call emergency services.Paris has been tense since a knife attack outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Friday.Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.