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The German national men’s soccer team was taking on France when the Paris attacks took place, and one of the attackers tried to get in the stadium before being stopped by security. Now, just days after they were forced to spend the night inside the Stade de France, the Germans’ match against the Netherlands in Hanover, Germany has been cancelled due to a suspicious object being found inside the stadium.
OFFICIAL: Police say an object was found in the stadium. No knowledge as to what it is. Everyone had to be evacuated. #GERNED
— DW Sports (@dw_sports) November 17, 2015
The match was apparently called off just 90 minutes ahead of scheduled kickoff time as security evacuated the stadium and searched the premises for other objects.
DEVELOPING: The Germany-Netherlands friendly is cancelled after stadium was evacuated prior to kickoff. pic.twitter.com/6uNPYT3riN
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 17, 2015
There is no word as of yet of what the object found was, but reports indicate it was a “serious threat.”
Hannover police say there was serious threat to city and stadium, including plan for explosion – @PhilipHarmeling https://t.co/fY14WcJnx8
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) November 17, 2015
(Via SportingNews.com)
UPDATE: German police are now stating that there were “concrete” plans to cause an explosion and that a truck bomb disguised as an ambulance was discovered near the stadium.
