The Guardian: Terrorists 'planned to detonate three bombs inside German stadium'
Security official says tip-off from French led to last-minute cancellation of last week’s Germany-Netherlands football friendly in Hanover.
Terrorists planned to detonate three bombs inside the stadium during a friendly international football match in Hanover last week, an attack that was thwarted by cancelling the match at the last minute, according to a security official.
The official told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung that German security agents were tipped off by French counterparts that a terror cell planned to detonate five bombs in Hanover, including three inside the football stadium, one at a bus stop and one at a railway station.
The match, due to be attended by the chancellor, Angela Merkel, and several government ministers, was called off and the stadium quickly evacuated 90 minutes before kick-off on Tuesday night. No specific details of the terrorist threat have emerged until now.
WNU Editor: The details on why this soccer match was cancelled have not been disclosed by German officials, but apparently they are looking for "suspects".
More News On Why Last Week’s Germany-Netherlands Football Match In Hanover Was Cancelled
German football match was cancelled after French spies warned of 'five bomb plot' by five jihadists including a woman to carry out Paris-style attack on stadium -- Daily Mail
Plot to 'explode three bombs in German football stadium' foiled after game cancelled at last minute -- The Independent
'Five bombings planned' in Germany according to French intelligence dossier -- The Telegraph
Terrorists wanted to hit Germany-Netherlands football match with 5-bomb attack - reports -- RT
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