update-1Details sketchy and ongoing – German officials are stating they have concrete evidence an explosive device was planned to be detonated at soccer match today.   Now say false alarms – nothing found

Media Reports three “devices” so far: ♦ One in a suitcase, ♦ another in a parked ambulance loaded with explosives, ♦ and a third found in an underground train station.

GERMANY – A German soccer stadium and nearby concert arena were evacuated less than two hours before a friendly soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands Tuesday as police cited a “concrete” security threat, German media report.

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It happened just four days after the Paris attacks that targeted a stadium and several restaurants, killing more than 120 people Friday.

“We had concrete evidence that someone wanted to set off an explosive device in the stadium,” Hannover police chief Volker Kluwe told German TV. Referring to another bomb threat about an hour beforehand that turned out to be a false alarm, Kluwe said, “After the first object turned out to be harmless, we got a tip that had to be taken seriously that an attack was being planned.”

Police found a suspicious suitcase inside or near the stadium before the evacuation, according to Sky News.

At the same time, armed police were patrolling London’s Wembley Stadium ahead of a friendly match between England and France. Fans started to fill the stadium Tuesday night without incident.

Members of the German government including Chancellor Angela Merkel had been scheduled to attend the match in Hannover to signal that Germany wouldn’t bow to terrorism in the wake of the Paris attacks.

Police told soccer fans, “Move away from the stadium. Do not stand still.” They say the match was canceled.  (read more)

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