How did stadium security prevent one attacker from entering the Stade de France?

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Map of central Paris showing locations targeted during the November 13, 2015 attacks, marked with numbered circles. The map includes symbols for explosion and shooting locations and outlines the city boundary. A timeline on the left lists each attack site and event details, including Stade de France, Rue Alibert, La Casa Nostra, La Belle Equipe, Bataclan, Cafe Comptoir Voltaire, and Saint-Denis. — Paris attacks of 2015 Significant sites related to the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015.

During the 2015 Paris attacks, security officers at the Stade de France prevented a suicide bomber from entering the venue by detecting his bomb belt at one of the stadium's main entrances. Upon being discovered, the attacker detonated the improvised explosive device outside the gate, killing one passerby.1

The swift actions of the stadium staff were later credited by the French sports minister for preventing what could have been a much larger tragedy, as the stadium was hosting 80,000 people for a match between the French and German national teams.1