Police in Munich warn of ‘imminent threat’ of terror attack

Police said on Facebook that according to “serious information, there could be an attack tonight”.

A “serious, imminent threat” of a terror attack in Munich had come from Islamic State, German officials have confirmed.

“Please avoid crowds and train stations”.

Dpa reported massive delays in the city’s public transport system after both stations were quickly evacuated and trains no longer stopped there.

The stations had been evacuated because of the possibility of an attack.

Security across the world has already been on high alert for New Year’s Eve, with about 6,000 NYPD officers covering NYC as revelers celebrate the last day of the year, including 500 members of the department’s new anti-terror force.

“The threat very specifically referred to midnight and to these two places”, Herrmann said.

Between five and seven militants were thought to be planning an attack, Munich’s police head Hubertus Andra said.

Police in NY arrested one man Thursday for allegedly plotting an attack on a restaurant.

No explosives were subsequently found, and no arrests made after the Germany-Netherlands friendly in Hanover – which was to be attended by Chancellor Angela Merkel – was canceled and thousands of fans evacuated. After the cancellation, German government officials struggled to give the soccer-crazy country a convincing explanation, saying only that it had been the right decision. He confirmed that the threat had been linked to the “Islamic State” terrorist movement.

Syrians have since the end of 2014 enjoyed a simplified asylum process, which has exempted them from personal hearings.

Major cities in Europe have been on heightened alert after the Charlie Hebdo mass shooting in Paris that left 12 dead in January, and the November terror attacks in the French capital left 130 people dead.