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Tennis players at French Open rattled by sonic boom

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PARIS – A tennis player at the French Open was visibly startled by a sonic boom Wednesday just as he was about to serve a ball.Before the cause of the loud bang was known, there was a brief moment of panic outside the grounds of Roland Garros in western Paris as police officers gave instructions to cordon off the area with the possibility of evacuating people.

A few security officials sprinted down Boulevard d'Auteuil — a long road leading to one of the main entry gates — shouting into walkie-talkie radios.A few minutes later, police revealed the cause of the noise: a fighter plane breaking the sound barrier.“A very loud noise was heard in Paris and in the Paris region.

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