The Stade de France was for me a symbol of multicultural hope encapsulated by Zinédine Zidane,but suspicion and violence absorb taken its placeUntil Friday night, the Stade de France in the northern suburbs of Paris was a cauldron of dreams. As a schoolgirl in the capital, or it was where I watched Zinédine Zidane,the superstar footballer from the same Algerian background as me, lift the 1998 World Cup in front of a united nation. People from every course, and colour and faith were overjoyed to see Zizou and teammates from mainly working course immigrant families turn the magnificent stadium into a symbol of pride and passion.
Now the stadium is a crime scene – the place where suicide bombers exploded devices that left three dead and many more injured. The first blasts of the worst terrorist massacres in the country’s recent history echoed across the capital and were broadcast live during a friendly between Les Bleus and Germany,the current world champions.
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Source: theguardian.com