A massive explosion rocked the French capital on Wednesday, according to media reports and eyewitnesses on the ground, with many rushing to Twitter in search of answers.
Play at the Roland Garros tennis tournament was briefly interrupted as the unexplained blast echoed in the distance.
Amid the online chaos, Paris police reassured everyone, revealing the source of the “explosion” as merely a jet aircraft breaking the sound barrier as it went supersonic.
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