Daily Mail: Germany friendly with Holland cancelled 90 minutes before kick-off after 'bomb truck disguised as ambulance' was discovered as police confirm device was to be detonated inside the ground
* Germany were due to take on Holland in an international friendly at the HDI Arena in Hanover tonight
* But the match was cancelled around 90 minutes before kick-off and the ground was evacuated
* A bomb truck disguised as an ambulance was found, according to reports in Germany
* Police confirmed there were 'concrete plans' to cause an explosion and that there was a threat to the city
* Police had earlier removed a suspicious suitcase from the ground and closed off roads leading into the area
* German Chancellor Angela Merkel had been expected to attend the match with members of her cabinet
* Germany had been playing France in Paris last Friday when terrorists launched a coordinated attack on the city
Germany's friendly against Holland was cancelled just 90 minutes before kick-off after a bomb truck disguised as an ambulance was discovered near the stadium in Hanover, according to reports.
Police chief Volker Kluwe said there had been 'a concrete threat scenario for all of Hanover' and that there had been 'serious plans to cause an explosion'.
He added that the the device was intended to be detonated inside the HDI Arena which has a capacity of 45,000.
The postponement comes just four days after Germany's match against France in Paris was targeted by terrorists as part of a coordinated attack on the capital which killed 129 people. One bystander was killed and several more injured while 79,000 supporters watched the match in the ground.
WNU Editor: News and reports on this threat is continuing to come in. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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