A suspected terrorist plot is thought to have been foiled in Germany tonight after a series of bomb scares rocked Hannover.
(Mirror.UK)- French intelligence officials are reported to have warned their German counterparts about a potential attack, sparking a string of security alerts this evening.
Local newspaper Kreiszeitung reported that a vehicle disguised as an ambulance and packed with explosives had been discovered parked outside Hannover stadium as Germany prepared to take on the Netherlands.
According to German newspaper Bild, a North African terror cell was planning to attack Hannover with assault rifles and suicide vests – chillingly similar to the methods used in Paris on Friday which killed 129.
They also reported an Iraqi ‘sleeper agent’ may have planned the attack.
It led to two stadiums being evacuated and part of Hannover’s main railway station being closed.
German authorities said they received “concrete information” about a bomb threat at the HDI Arena leading to the international friendly being cancelled.
It was reported that the ‘ambulance’ was actually a truck disguised as an emergency vehicle.
Pictures emerged from the scene showing a van being taken away on a low loader.
However it is not clear if the vehicle is the one suspected of being laden with explosives.
The match in the HDI Arena in Hannover was due to begin at 7.45pm GMT but a security alert saw the police step in at around 6pm to prevent it going ahead.
An immediate threat and terror warning was extended to all of Hannover and a road block was put in place as the evacuation took place.
Only a handful of spectators were reported to have been in the stadium at the time. (Read More)