French midfielder Lassana Diarra revealed Saturday on his Twitter account that his cousin, Asta Diakite, was one of the 129 victims of the terror attacks in Paris on Friday night.
Diarra mentions in his message, which can be read in French below, that Diakite "was like a big sister to me."
Diarra was playing for France in its international friendly against Germany at the Stade de France when the attacks took place Friday night.
The stadium was one of several sites attacked during the night. One of the attackers had a ticket to the game but was stopped by security at a stadium entrance when an explosive vest was discovered, according to the Wall St. Journal.
More than 120 people were killed and another 300-plus were injured in the attacks, per the AFP.
Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@lequipe
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