Massive ‘blast’ heard across Paris as sonic boom rocks French Open tennis tournament

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Massive ‘blast’ heard across Paris as sound rocks French Open tennis tournament

A MAJOR 'blast' has been heard in Paris as a sonic boom rocked the French Open tennis tournament.

Stunned stars Stan Warinka and Domink Koepfer stopped play briefly as the boom echoed around Roland Garros this morning.A 'blast' has been heard in Paris as the sounds rocked the French Open tennis tournamentDespite fears of something sinister, the noise was caused by a sonic boom after a plane travelled through the sound barrier, French cops confirmed."There is no explosion, it is about a fighter plane which crossed the sound barrier.

As an aircraft passes through the air it creates a number of pressure waves both in front and behind it - in the same way a boat creates waves at its front and back as it passes through the water.Most read in NewsSun man is only person in UK to get a pint after 10pm - and you can tooMcDonald's worker reveals kitchen 'secrets' including how they cook McMuffinsExclusiveSOUPER BADThey then form a single shock wave which creates a vapour cone with the aircraft at its tip.

 

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it's reportedly a 'sonic boom' from a fighter jet.

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