Germany vs Netherlands called off amid bomb threat.
Hannover stadium evacuated in what is the second threat directly involving the German National team in the past week after being evacuated from their hotel on the morning of the Paris attacks.
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Germany's friendly with the Netherlands on Tuesday has been called off because of a "concrete security threat" against the city of Hannover.
Evacuation of the Hannover Stadium, which was hosting the match, began less than two hours before kick-off.
The city's president of police Volker Kluwe told the BBC "there were plans for some kind of explosion".
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to attend the match at the 49,000-capacity HDI Arena.
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Same applies to Belgium vs Spain (Called of yesterday, presumably after it was made clear that one of the Paris attackers had escaped back to Belgium and has resources there)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34849263
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Update: A second venue in Hanover - a music arena - has now been evacuated by police. The 14,000 TUI Arena was due to host a concert by the band The Söhne Mannheims.