Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Germany-Netherlands football match in Hannover cancelled, stadium evacuated

A friendly game between the German and Dutch national teams in Hannover has been cancelled, German media report, citing police sources. The stadium is being evacuated.
The match was cancelled due to “security reasons,” police earlier told AFP.
The evacuation of the stadium is underway. Spectators that had already taken their places in the stands have been asked to leave the stadium via loudspeakers.
A “specific threat” has prompted the evacuations according to German BILD, citing police sources. Security services have received information about a potential terrorist attack “that should be taken seriously,” according to dpa, a German news agency.
Police have reportedly found an ambulance car “full of explosives” outside the Hannover stadium, according to a local newspaper, citing police sources.

INC News, 17/11/2015 - via RT

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