THE SFA are set to step up security at Scotland matches in future in the wake of the terrorist atrocities which left 129 people dead in Paris.

And all 42 senior football clubs in the country have been urged by the SPFL to continue to be vigilant over the weekend following the first major attack on a football match.

One of the Paris attackers attempted to gain entry to the Stade de France, the national stadium where France were playing Germany in a friendly international, on Friday night.

The man, who had a ticket to the match and tried to get in 15 minutes after kick-off, was turned away when security officers discovered he was wearing an explosive vest as they searched him.

He detonated the device as he was attempting to get away from police. Another blast at the stadium was heard shortly afterwards and there was a third explosion at a nearby McDonald’s.

Earlier in the day the German squad had to be evacuated from their hotel following a bomb scare. Despite receiving an anonymous tip-off by telephone, nothing suspicious was found.

The tragic events have raised serious concerns about the staging of Euro 2016 next summer – when 51 matches, including the final at the Stade de France, are due to be played at 10 venues.

However, they also have serious implications for football games across the United Kingdom and the SFA are poised to review their existing security procedures as a direct result of the attacks.

“Obviously we are all shocked and saddened by what has happened in Paris,” said SFA chief executive Stewart Regan.

“Our safety advisory group will consider the events in Paris, as I’m sure other associations will as well ahead of Euro 2016 and other major matches which are coming up.

“I am sure the security advisory group will take heed of what has happened over the weekend and determine just what we need to do in future as a result.”

Security at club football matches in Scotland is the responsibility of individual clubs and robust anti-terrorism measures are already in place following the attack on Glasgow Airport in 2007.

However, SPFL clubs have been encouraged to increase their vigilance on match days as a result of events which have shocked the world.

Jacques Lambert, the head of the Euro 2016 organising committee, pledged that all the necessary security measures would be put in place before the tournament gets underway and stressed there was no prospect of it being called off.

“To ask questions about the cancellation of Euro 2016 is to play into the hands of the terrorists,” he said. “The risk level was up a notch in January, and it just got up a notch.

"We will take the necessary decisions for Euro 2016 to take place in the best safety conditions. I will not reveal what we are going to do because that would alert our opponents.

"The security in stadiums works well, the risk is more out in the streets, in spontaneous gatherings."

French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet said: "We will do whatever it takes to ensure security despite all the risks that entails. I know everyone is vigilant.

"Obviously this causes us to be even more vigilant. But it is a permanent situation for the federation and the state."