Paris shaken by major blast noise caused by fighter jet breaking sound barrier

Paris shaken by major blast noise caused by fighter jet breaking sound barrier

A French fighter jet broke the sound barrier on Wednesday as it scrambled to join a commercial jet that had lost contact with air traffic control, causing a sonic boom that reverberated through Paris and its suburbs, the defence ministry said.

The cause behind the blast was unknown until the Paris Police Prefecture posted a tweet announcing the fighter jet as the source.

The boom rattled windows, scattered startled birds, briefly interrupted tennis at the French Open and prompted a flood of calls to emergency services.

In a city already tense after a knife attack outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Friday, the blast sent people on to their balconies to see what had caused it and prompted intense messaging on social media.

DGAC said communication with both aircraft had been restored, adding that it would launch an inquiry into why contact had been lost.

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