What did spectators at the Stade de France do after the football match ended?

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Following the conclusion of the football match at the Stade de France shortly before 11:00 pm, many spectators—having nowhere else to go—poured onto the field. The crowd remained orderly as officials assessed the security situation outside the stadium.1

It was after 11:30 pm when fans finally began to head toward the exits. During this time, while moving through the corridors beneath the stadium, members of the crowd broke into a defiant rendition of "La Marseillaise," the French national anthem.1