UPDATE: (12:18:29 PM PST)
Reports say German police have discovered a truck bomb
disguised as an ambulance near the football stadium in Hannover .
The stadium was evacuated and the planned match cancelled.
UPDATE: (1:20:50 PM PST)
Officials say no
explosives have been found at a soccer stadium in Hannover , Germany ,
despite a report from a German newspaper that a truck bomb disguised as an
ambulance was located at the arena.
Lower-Saxony
Interior Minister Boris Pistorius, said no explosives have been found at the
stadium. Pistorius, speaking at a press conference, also said no arrests have
been made. The stadium was evacuated before Germany ’s
game against the Netherlands
after several credible tips about a possible bombing were reported to German
authorities just days after the Paris attacks
were carried out by ISIS terrorists.
The newspaper
Kreiszeitung reported a truck disguised as a rescue vehicle was found which led
to the evacuation of the HD Arena and the cancellation of the game.
Police said they
had a “concrete threat” that there was a planned explosion at the arena in
northern Germany .
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