The police found an explosive device in a car parked near the stadium
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On Tuesday in Hanover, Germany He was scheduled friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands. It was expected to follow the game will personally Chancellor Angela Merkel. However, a little more than an hour before the starting whistle the game was canceled, and all the audience had time to come to the stadium, were evacuated. The reason was information about the impending attack.
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After the tragedy in Paris, the German authorities did not take risks, they react to the received information very seriously. Moreover, the details of the impending bloody action came from the security services, even foreign. And not for nothing – soon the police found an explosive device near the stadium.
According to the German agency DPA, about the threat of terrorist attack warnings from foreign intelligence services received shortly before the game. It clarifies that information passed impending attack several different countries, including France. Specific facts were known immediately prior to a football match. As a result, the Ministry of the Interior of Lower Saxony has decided to cancel the match. And everything happened quickly – the game was to begin at 20 hours and 45 minutes, and the cancellation was announced only 19 hours and 15 minutes. According to the local police, it is fortunate that at this time has not yet been filled.
The site Bild has published a video of the stadium, which heard the announcement made by the representative of the police through a megaphone: “I’m sorry but the game decided to cancel. I ask you to remain calm. danger or threat there, quietly go home “.
” I ask the German public to demonstrate confidence in the security services and the interior minister of Lower Saxony, as there were good reasons to cancel the match ” – commented on the cancellation of the match, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany, Thomas de Meze.
Soon, law enforcement officials, combing the area, adjacent to the sports facilities, found near the stadium car, which was an explosive device.
As the representative of the city police in connection with the state of emergency is partially closed the main railway station. The reasons not yet known.
See also: Football match Germany – Netherlands canceled because of a suspicious suitcase at the stadium
Recall that on Tuesday was also canceled Another friendly match between the teams in Brussels, Belgium and Spain. The reason was the same: the threat of a terrorist attack. According to the Belgian Football Association, to risk the safety of players and fans, they could not, because of that and went to such measures.
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