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After Friday’s horrific terrorist attacks in France, Germany’s game with the Netherlands at the HDI-Arena in Hanover has been cancelled as fans were asked to evacuate the stadium.
Germany were of course involved in the game with France on the fateful evening of the attacks in Paris. Hopefully this is a precautionary measure.
BREAKING: Hannover stadium hosting Germany-Netherlands game is being evacuated.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 17, 2015
A suspect item was found which alarmed authorities and action was taken swiftly.
Hannover stadium evacuated and Germany v Netherlands called off after suspect item is found https://t.co/jtSIkIHiCI pic.twitter.com/n0fDWuYsZ8
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) November 17, 2015
BREAKING Germany vs Netherlands CANCELLED as Hannover stadium evacuated over security fears https://t.co/D1U1DGxh8m pic.twitter.com/bPAcFue4Gr
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) November 17, 2015
DEVELOPING: The Germany-Netherlands friendly is cancelled after stadium was evacuated prior to kickoff. pic.twitter.com/6uNPYT3riN
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 17, 2015
Meanwhile, in England, the FA were forced to issue an apology for not mentioning the Paris attacks in their match programmes for the France game. It seems trivial enough at the moment though with concerns in Hannover as police continue to move crowds away from the stadium.
The police outside the HDI Arena in Hannover are seen asking people to move away from the stadium [via @BILD_Sport]pic.twitter.com/8he3nlqdn0
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) November 17, 2015
The Hannover Chief of Police then confirmed that there was a “possible bomb attack at the stadium.”
Volker Kluwe, Polizei-Präsident von Hannover, in der ARD: "Hinweis auf möglichen Sprengstoffanschlag IM Stadion." #GERNED
— BILD Sport (@BILD_Sport) November 17, 2015
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