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Three jihadists blew themselves up outside the Stade de France
Two of the bombers were Ahmed al Mohammad and Bilal Hafdi
The France v Germany friendly international match was abandoned
The explosions resulted in thousands running onto the pitch for safety
It has now emerged that two of the bombers arrived in Greece last month

Published: 19:25 EST, 20 November 2015 | Updated: 03:44 EST, 21 November 2015

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Fingerprints have revealed that two of the Stade de France suicide bombers had entered Europe through Greece last month.

The France v Germany friendly international football match was abandoned after three jihadists blew themselves up outside the ground, as part of a number of attacks in Paris which killed 130 people.

Two of the bombers were Ahmed al Mohammad and Bilal Hafdi. The third person has not been identified.

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Officials in Greece had previously said that a man carrying a Syrian passport with the name Ahmad Al-Mohammad (left). Bilal Hafdi (right), from Belgium, also blew himself up at the stadium

At least one suicide bomber had a ticket to the Stade de France and wanted to enter the stadium before exploding, but was rejected by a security officer.

Thousands of fans ran onto the pitch at the country's national stadium after the explosions went off.

It has now emerged that two of the ISIS militants were checked by Greek authorities on October 3, according to prosecutors in the French capital.

Syrian national al Mohammad arrived in Leros from Turkey, where authorities took his fingerprints.

He reportedly left in a group of six men after buying ferry tickets to mainland Europe.

He bought a ferry ticket with another man called al Mahmod, according to the BBC. They and the four men were said to have acted like close family or friends and could have posed as refugees.

The French police are now trying to track down the people who came into mainland Europe with al Mohammad and al Mahmod.

Hafdi was from Belgium and is believed to have fought for ISIS in Syria.

The France v Germany friendly international football match was abandoned after three jihadists blew themselves up outside the ground, as part of a number of attacks in Paris which killed 130 people

At least one suicide bomber had a ticket to the Stade de France and wanted to enter the stadium before exploding, but was rejected by a security officer

Thousands of fans ran onto the pitch at the country's national stadium after the explosions went off.

Meanwhile. a week after the deadliest attacks on France in decades, defiant Parisians honoured the 130 victims with candles and songs tonight, despite knowing that at least one suspect is still at large.

Having established how the attacks against a soccer stadium, sidewalk cafes and a rock concert were carried out, investigators were still piecing together details on the assailants and how they converged in the French capital.

The five other attackers who died had links to France and Belgium.

One of the seven dead has not been identified, while a manhunt is underway for one suspect who escaped, Salah Abdeslam, 26.

French police stopped Abdeslam the morning after Friday's attacks at the Belgian border, but then let him go.

Authorities in France are said to have circulated a new image of Abdeslam, suggesting he may be hiding behind fake glasses and a wig, with a new name Yassine Baghli.

It is believed that he wants to hand himself in, but is too scared of angry ISIS commanders intent on revenge for failing his mission.

Police official Jean-Marc Falcone said he was unable to say if Abdeslam, whose brother, Brahim, blew himself up in the attacks, could be back on French territory.

The suspected ringleader, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed in a pre-dawn raid on Wednesday on an apartment in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, along with Hasna Aitboulahcen, a 26-year-old woman who said she was his cousin.

New identity: Salah Abdeslam (left) - alleged to have hired the black VW Polo used the terrorists on Friday - is said to be using a new name and disguising himself using a wig and glasses (right)

Hiding: Authorities had believed he might be hiding with Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected mastermind of the Paris terror attacks, pictured, who was staying in a flat in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis

Prosecutors today said that a third person was killed in the raid but did not release the identity.

They also said Aitboulahcen had not blown herself up with a suicide vest, as initially believed, which suggests the body parts collected after the raid belonged to the third, unidentified, person.

Belgium has filed terror charges against a third suspect relating to the Paris attacks.

In a statement tonight, the prosecutor's office said: 'The person that was arrested yesterday has been charged by the investigating judge with participation in terrorist attacks and participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation, and placed into custody.'

Two other suspects are already behind bars facing similar charges.

The charges came after France's Senate voted to extend a state of emergency for three months after last week's tragedy.