A suspected terrorist plot is said to have been foiled in Germany last night after a series of bomb scares rocked Hannover, causing the soccer match between Germany and Netherlands to be canceled 90 minutes before kickoff.
French intelligence officials were reported to have warned their German counterparts about a potential attack, using an explosives-laden vehicle with official access to the football stadium, such as an ambulance, TV crew van or security patrol car.
Local newspaper Kreiszeitung reported a vehicle disguised as an ambulance and packed with explosives had been discovered parked outside Hannover stadium as Germany prepared to take on the Netherlands.
According to German newspaper Bild, a North African terror cell was planning to attack Hannover with assault rifles and suicide vests – chillingly similar to the methods used in Paris on Friday which killed 129.
The arena was evacuated after a suspected suspect package was found. It is then thought a truck or van disguised as an ambulance was found packed with explosives.
A van was seen being taken away from the area as an immediate threat and terror warning was extended to all of Hannover and a road block was put in place as the evacuation took place.