But France were a transformed team in the final 40 minutes and Wesley Fofana crashed over for a try -- making it three in three matches -- and allied to two more penalties by Parra leveled the scores.

CNN: Ireland and France draw Six Nations clash in Paris

Meanwhile a group calling itself the "Rassemblement des Forces Democratiques de Guinee" had been phoning international radio stations, and a hitherto unknown spokesman, Mohamed Lamine Fofana, had been claiming the attacks were the work of the Guinean opposition.

BBC: The Guinea conflict explained

Two weeks ago, despite the 23-13 scoreline, England's mediocre tackling came in for some close scrutiny after its defense was carved apart by the individual brilliance of Wesley Fofana at Twickenham his more than 50-yard solo run for a try remains one of the highlights of this year's Six Nations.

WSJ: England Side Living Dangerously