Terror threats in Germany cancel Netherlands football match and a music concert

A match between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled as security officials assessed the situation.

Sports commentator Jeroen Grueter told NBC News that he arrived at the stadium early to prepare for the game, which was set to include German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other dignitaries watching from the stands.

Police chief Volker Kluwe told German public broadcaster NDR that the alleged threat involved the “detonation of explosives in the stadium” where the soccer match would take place.

Tuesday’s friendly between Belgium and Spain in Brussels was called off Monday over security fears.

The match was canceled as a precaution, less than 90 minutes before kickoff, in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris.

Also, French President Francois Hollande vowed to escalate the airstrikes on the ISIS stronghold in Raqqa, Syria and declared war on the terror outfit.

Thousands of fans were evacuated, without signs of panic, from Hanover’s 49,000-capacity HDI Arena, where the German national side had been due to play a friendly against the Netherlands.

Germany was playing France in a friendly at Stade de France, outside of which three suicide bombers blew themselves up.

The German football federation (DFB) announced in a short Twitter statement: “The team are in a safe place”.

German Inside Minister Thomas de Maizière declined to element the threat throughout a news source conference, in addition to in that cops officers “had acceptable reasons” in shutting down the pleasant game within the northern German city of Hanover.

“We do take this intelligence seriously”.

Boris Pistorius, the interior minister for Lower-Saxony state, also told reporters late Tuesday that there had also been no arrests in the case.

A soccer stadium in Germany was suddenly evacuated on Tuesday night, reportedly after a suspicious suitcase was found on the premises.

The world champions had initially not wanted the game to go ahead, having been France’s opponents in Paris on Friday when the wave of attacks hit the city.

Armed police are also patrolling Wembley stadium in London ahead of England’s match with France this evening.