Germany-Netherlands game 'canceled for security reasons'

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TomandJerry said:

"Looks like the threat concern in Hanover goes beyond the stadium where the friendly was due to take place:

Concert at 14,000-capacity TUI Arena in Hannover also evacuated

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Police tell [MENTION=5724]abc[/MENTION] threat concerns whole of #Hannover, not just stadium. Teams were not in stadium, evacuated to undisclosed location #GERNED"

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If a concert was attacked and a football game was attacked in the same city, I can't even imagine the reaction. An exact copy-cat attack just thre days after the first, there would be outrage towards the authorities. Probably better safe than sorry.

 

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"German minister of domestic affairs is due to give a press conference shortly"

 

Bry Nylon

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According to Channel 4 News a truck bomb disguised as an ambulance has been discovered...

Unverified report this far

 

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Bry Nylon said:

According to Channel 4 News a truck bomb disguised as an ambulance has been discovered...

Unverified report this far

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That would be unimaginable if true

 

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Twittersphere suggests a lorry bomb disguised as a rescue vehicle (or ambulance) close to the stadium.

 

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Might be a silly question but are there any Brighton players around the stadium in Germany?

 

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Madness, as I've said before this has legs and will now last months

 

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TomandJerry said:

Might be a silly question but are there any Brighton players around the stadium in Germany?

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Unlikely I'd think, why do you ask?

 

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Am I supposed to know what that means?

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Ok, my comment was very tongue in cheek.

 

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Frutos said:

Unlikely I'd think, why do you ask?

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In case a bomb does go off, I'd like to know our players would be safe

 

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Even this far out you can see the Euros being a complete disaster with games being called off at the last moment left, right and centre. Either that or security cordons so tight it sucks the spirit and atmosphere out of the whole event.

 

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Even this far out you can see the Euros being a complete disaster with games being called off at the last moment left, right and centre. Either that or security cordons so tight it sucks the spirit and atmosphere out of the whole event.

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Or played behind closed doors

 

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Suggestion is the vehicle was intended to be detonated INSIDE the stadium.

 

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Bozza said:

Suggestion is the vehicle was intended to be detonated INSIDE the stadium.

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Surely Germany has to act now

 

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TomandJerry said:

Surely Germany has to act now

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And admit defeat to a free Europe doubt it

 

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And admit defeat to a free Europe doubt it

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True.
When will they realise that a free Europe is a Europe where the right people with the right accreditation can move freely between countries after appropriate checks at borders. Not the utter clusterfvck that they have precipitated. Morons.

 

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Bozza said:

Twittersphere suggests a lorry bomb disguised as a rescue vehicle (or ambulance) close to the stadium.

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Bry Nylon said:

According to Channel 4 News a truck bomb disguised as an ambulance has been discovered...

Unverified report this far

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Bozza said:

Suggestion is the vehicle was intended to be detonated INSIDE the stadium.

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Nothing on BBC or Channel 4 website. Sounds like Twitter bollocks (hopefully). Why do people do that?

 

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Bry Nylon said:

Either that or security cordons so tight it sucks the spirit and atmosphere out of the whole event.

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The same was thought with the Athens Olympics in 2004 due to al-Qaeda. Yes, security was very tight, but didn't have any effect on the atmosphere. I remember our coach transport to and from the hotel being checked for explosives everytime we when in and out the hotel grounds.

 

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Driver8 said:

Nothing on BBC or Channel 4 website. Sounds like Twitter bollocks (hopefully). Why do people do that?

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Daily record is the first official website I've seen it mentioned on

 

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The head of Hanover police, Volker Kluwe, said they had received “concrete information that someone was planning to set off explosives inside the stadium” approximately 15 minutes after the gates of the stadium were opened.

Police have also evacuated the Tui Arena concert hall, which was due to host a gig by the band Söhne Mannheims at 8pm tonight.

Police say they’re not commenting further for now. We are still waiting for the interior ministry’s press conference to begin.