Soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands cancelled, stadium evacuated

Reinhard Rauball, the interim president of the German Soccer Association, explained: “The decision when you call off such a match is a very hard one”.

“I would just like to ask the German public to trust us, the Interior Ministry, that we had good reasons to make this decision, but it does not help for us to provide any further details”. It was a sad day for football. The German team’s bus, with the logo “Die Mannschaft” on its side, could be seen driving away, guarded by a convoy of police cars, in a fan’s video clip published online by top-selling Bild daily.

Hamburger SV also confirmed on their website their match against Borussia Dortmund on Friday, the first of the matchday 13 fixtures, will go ahead as planned.

According to an NTV reporter on CNN, a second suspicious device was found in a train station close to the stadium which led to parts of the main Hannover train station and several subway stations being shut down. A jazz concert at which around 900 concert-goers were expected was also cancelled. No explosives were found at the stadium and no arrests were made, but government officials said there was a specific threat that left them no choice but to cancel the game. The cancellation of the game two hours before kickoff came as authorities across Europe are seeking suspects connected to the terror attacks in Paris Friday night.

She said the news from Tuesday has made her more aware as she travels and more cautious about moving around town. Witnesses said a wide area surrounding the stadium was cleared while a group of heavily armed and masked security forces rushed inside. Others who arrived by auto couldn’t leave as their vehicles were in the blocked-off area.

The match between Germany and Netherlands in Hanover was called off less than two hours before kick-off Tuesday night, after what officials called a “potential threat to spectators”.

The atmosphere was calm on a wet and windy evening and supporters appeared intent on sending a defiant message of unity.

Weil urged people to continue with their normal lives. Paris and previous terrorist attacks, to need to be so alarmed as they were today.

Top security officials will meet on Wednesday to determine whether the match in Madrid should be considered a high-risk event. “The match will not go ahead”.

France and England are still scheduled to play a friendly soccer match Tuesday night at London’s Wembley Stadium.

He said the multiple registrations by a person using the passport were “evidence that this was a trail that was intentionally laid, but it can’t be ruled out at the moment that this was an IS terrorist who came to France…via Germany as a refugee”.