PARIS: A major explosion was heard across the capital and largest city of France, Paris, and its nearby suburbs on Wednesday.

Al Arabiya quoted Paris police as saying that a fighter jet had broken the sound barrier which caused the explosion. It is not clear that why the fighter jet was flying over the city.

People could not see any smoke or fire till filing of the report but they heard the sound in the city as well as nearby areas. Everybody started calling the police, who requested them not call the emergency services.