Germany v Netherlands friendly called off for security concerns

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Last edited Tue Nov 17, 2015, 03:47 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: BBC

Germany's friendly with the Netherlands on Tuesday has been called off because of a "concrete security threat" against the city of Hannover.

Evacuation of the Hannover Stadium, which was hosting the match, began less than two hours before kick-off.

The city's president of police Volker Kluwe told the BBC "there were plans for some kind of explosion".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to attend the match at the 49,000-capacity HDI Arena.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34849263

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[alcibiades_mystery]

1. How are they gonna do a Euro Cup next year?

My Gawd.

[iandhr]

2. France is playing England at Wembley in London today.

The game should be starting soon.



But stuff like this is still pretty scary.

[brooklynite]

3. THE GUARDIAN reporting a "suspicious object" found in the stadium

[cigsandcoffee]

4. Terrorism works. n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. No. A little in the short run, but nothing in the long run. nt

[BeyondGeography]

10. You run with that

[Lucky Luciano]

5. Music Arena in Hanover evacuated now too. Headline on my Bloomberg terminal only.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

7. Germany-Netherlands friendly in Hannover canceled by police

Germany-Netherlands friendly in Hannover canceled by police

Less than two hours before kick-off in the international match between Germany and the Netherlands in Hanover, the fixture has been canceled by German police.

The city's chief of police confirmed that a device "intended to be set-off inside the stadium" was found before the evacuation was confirmed.

Earlier in the evening a "suspicious object" had been discovered by police forces around the stadium. Road blocks were set-up and no fans were allowed to enter the area surrounding the HDI-Arena. However, police did eventually open the roads, allowing journalists and fans to enter the stadium.

The German national team was en-route to the stadium at the time of the evacuating, but Jens Grittner, the German FA press officer, has since confirmed that the team has been taken to a safe "unconfirmed" location.

http://www.dw.com/en/germany-netherlands-friendly-in-hannover-canceled-by-police/a-18856630

[MowCowWhoHow III]

8. Hannover police chief has asked that everyone remain in their homes.

I am in #Hannover right now, we're being told not to go outside. Nothing is known, subway, everything closed + hightened security alert

https://twitter.com/spillthenews/status/666710104637644801

[MowCowWhoHow III]

9. No explosives found in Hanover football scare: German regional minister

#BREAKING No explosives found in Hanover football scare: German regional minister

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/666719233527664640

[Mosby]

11. what is a friendly?

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. Non-competitive matches.

Usually to prep for tournaments/playoffs/etc.

[SwankyXomb]

14. A friendly is simply a match that doesn't count

for any league or competition.

[Sunlei]

12. best to err on the side of caution, France still investigating & has picked up a lot of people.