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Paris attacks: Germany on alert after 'concrete' threat to attack Hanover stadium – as it happened Paris attacks: Germany on alert after 'concrete' threat to attack Hanover stadium – as it happened
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Related: Paris attacks: police hunt 'ninth suspect' as Germany on alert after Hanover bomb threat – liveRelated: Paris attacks: police hunt 'ninth suspect' as Germany on alert after Hanover bomb threat – live
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‘Safe houses’ and vehicles investigated in Paris Attacks‘Safe houses’ and vehicles investigated in Paris Attacks
Suspects tracked and arrests made in connection with Paris attacksSuspects tracked and arrests made in connection with Paris attacks
France calls for EU help following Paris attacksFrance calls for EU help following Paris attacks
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Phone found with 'let's go' message – reportsPhone found with 'let's go' message – reports
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Reuters reports:Reuters reports:
A cell phone has been found near the site of one of Friday’s Paris shootings with a map of the music venue that was attacked and a text message on it saying words to the effect of “let’s go”, a source with knowledge of the investigations said.A cell phone has been found near the site of one of Friday’s Paris shootings with a map of the music venue that was attacked and a text message on it saying words to the effect of “let’s go”, a source with knowledge of the investigations said.
Confirming reports on French web site Mediapart and US television channel CNN, the source said the phone was found in a dustbin near the Bataclan concert hall where the bloodiest of the shootings took place.Confirming reports on French web site Mediapart and US television channel CNN, the source said the phone was found in a dustbin near the Bataclan concert hall where the bloodiest of the shootings took place.
CNN reports that the message was found on an encrypted app on the phone.CNN reports that the message was found on an encrypted app on the phone.
The Guardian has not yet been able to verify the reports independently.The Guardian has not yet been able to verify the reports independently.
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According to local reports, a bomb disposal squad has removed the suspicious package from the central train station in Hanover:According to local reports, a bomb disposal squad has removed the suspicious package from the central train station in Hanover:
BREAKING: German bomb disposal team have removed a suspicious package from a train in Hanover. #GERNEDBREAKING: German bomb disposal team have removed a suspicious package from a train in Hanover. #GERNED
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France’s health minister, Marisol Touraine, announced on Tuesday that all medical care will be free for the victims of last week’s terrorist attacks.France’s health minister, Marisol Touraine, announced on Tuesday that all medical care will be free for the victims of last week’s terrorist attacks.
(Her statement below in French)(Her statement below in French)
[CP @MarisolTouraine] Gratuité des soins immédiate pour les victimes d'actes terroristes >> https://t.co/9ZEgpGgrFb pic.twitter.com/nSP1ond5pQ[CP @MarisolTouraine] Gratuité des soins immédiate pour les victimes d'actes terroristes >> https://t.co/9ZEgpGgrFb pic.twitter.com/nSP1ond5pQ
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The identities of about a dozen people killed in the Paris attacks are still unknown. We have been putting together profiles of those who died on Friday night:The identities of about a dozen people killed in the Paris attacks are still unknown. We have been putting together profiles of those who died on Friday night:
Related: Paris attack victims: lives cut cruelly short during night of terrorRelated: Paris attack victims: lives cut cruelly short during night of terror
You can leave your vigil photos, tributes and reactions here:You can leave your vigil photos, tributes and reactions here:
Related: Paris attacks: your tributes and reactionRelated: Paris attacks: your tributes and reaction
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Back to Paris, and police sources have told Agence France-Presse that a ninth attacker was involved in the Paris attacks:Back to Paris, and police sources have told Agence France-Presse that a ninth attacker was involved in the Paris attacks:
#BREAKING Video confirms existence of ninth attacker in Paris: police sources#BREAKING Video confirms existence of ninth attacker in Paris: police sources
The Guardian has not confirmed these reports.The Guardian has not confirmed these reports.
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Here’s a video of the Marseillaise being sung at Wembley earlier tonight:Here’s a video of the Marseillaise being sung at Wembley earlier tonight:
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What we know about the Hanover 'explosion' threatWhat we know about the Hanover 'explosion' threat
Germany’s Interior Minister De Maizière has just given a press conference with Boris Pistorius, the interior minister of Lower Saxony. Here’s what we’ve learned:Germany’s Interior Minister De Maizière has just given a press conference with Boris Pistorius, the interior minister of Lower Saxony. Here’s what we’ve learned:
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De Maizière said that the information came from a foreign source. The central train station is partially closed off, as are some public transport stops.De Maizière said that the information came from a foreign source. The central train station is partially closed off, as are some public transport stops.
He also said German chancellor Angela Merkel, who was due to attend the match, flew back home to Berlin after being alerted of the threat.He also said German chancellor Angela Merkel, who was due to attend the match, flew back home to Berlin after being alerted of the threat.
The press conference is now over.The press conference is now over.
(via Philip Olterman)(via Philip Olterman)
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The interior minister for Lower Saxony, Boris Pistorius, said that no arrests had been made so far, and said he could not confirm a report in a local newspaper that explosives had been found in an ambulance outside the stadium.The interior minister for Lower Saxony, Boris Pistorius, said that no arrests had been made so far, and said he could not confirm a report in a local newspaper that explosives had been found in an ambulance outside the stadium.
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“It was an extremely tough decision to cancel the match which was made after many pieces of information indicated a concrete threat”, de Maizière said.“It was an extremely tough decision to cancel the match which was made after many pieces of information indicated a concrete threat”, de Maizière said.
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Philip OltermannPhilip Oltermann
At a press conference in Hanover, German interior minister Thomas de Maizière said that the decision to call off the match had been made after “an increase in tip-offs in the early evening”, but refused to comment further on the source and extent of the threat, writes my colleague Philip Oltermann.At a press conference in Hanover, German interior minister Thomas de Maizière said that the decision to call off the match had been made after “an increase in tip-offs in the early evening”, but refused to comment further on the source and extent of the threat, writes my colleague Philip Oltermann.
According to German news agency DPA, the information about a planned Islamist attack had come from a foreign intelligence service.According to German news agency DPA, the information about a planned Islamist attack had come from a foreign intelligence service.
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Thomas de Maizière’s press conference is now starting.Thomas de Maizière’s press conference is now starting.
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Police have now closed off a section of the Hauptbahnhof’s Central Station in Hanover:Police have now closed off a section of the Hauptbahnhof’s Central Station in Hanover:
BREAKING: Police in Hanover have closed a section of the city's central train station as another object has been discovered." #GERNEDBREAKING: Police in Hanover have closed a section of the city's central train station as another object has been discovered." #GERNED
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Philip Oltermann
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.
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England and France fans sing Marseillaise at Wembley
Over at Wembley stadium in London, France and England fans have put aside historic rivalries to join together in the singing of the French national anthem at the international football friendly involving the two countries at Wembley stadium.
Amid enhanced security in the wake of last week’s terror attacks across Paris, which included three suicide bombers blowing themselves up outside the Stade de France as France played Germany, the lyrics of the La Marseillaise were displayed inside Wembley in a show of solidarity and defiance.
More on the Marseillaise here.
Follow our football live blog for more the minute-by-minute updates on the match itself:
Related: England v France: international friendly – live
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Meanwhile, France is currently launching a fresh round of air strikes on Islamic State’s stronghold Raqqa, in Syria:
#BREAKING French airstrikes hit IS Syrian stronghold Raqa again: defence minister
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UPDATE: The German domestic affairs minister Thomas de Maizière’s press conference has been delayed.
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The German minister of domestic affairs is due to give a press conference shortly:
German minister of domestic affairs, Thomas de Maizière, will give a press conference in four minutes. #GERNED
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A German police official has told local television that the match was cancelled after information that a bomb attack was planned in the stadium (via Reuters).
German daily Bild is reporting that anti-terror units are on their way to the stadium now:
Anti-Terror-Einheit GSG9 auf dem Weg zum Stadion. https://t.co/wbVISiBpcA #GERNED
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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. via @BILD
Police tell @ABC threat concerns whole of #Hannover, not just stadium. Teams were not in stadium, evacuated to undisclosed location #GERNED
According to Bild, heavily armed security forces are at one of the entrances of the HDI-Arena (where the Germany-Netherlands game was set to take place):
#GERNED abgesagt. Schwer bewaffnete Einsatzkräfte stehen an einem der Eingänge zur HDI-Arena. pic.twitter.com/hPh3HzvKkI
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It looks like the earlier police activity in the town of Quiévrain, at the Belgian border with France, may have been a false alarm, according to local media reports.
We will keep monitoring this for further developments.
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A high-ranking Belgian official has told Politico Europe that fugitive suspect Salah Abdeslam may still be “in the Brussels area” :
“There’s communication that indicates that the person is in Belgium and would continue the plan,” the official said, who talked on the condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing case. “We do know that he’s been in Brussels; 24 hours ago he was in Molenbeek.”
Authorities raised the terror threat level from two, which means “moderate, less probable,” to three, which means “serious, probable.” They canceled the Belgian national soccer team’s Tuesday night friendly match against Spain because Abdeslam remains at-large. The government also announced it would increase the number of soldiers patrolling public areas by 300, to a total of 520.
The Belgian official’s comments provide more details on why authorities suddenly placed the region on high alert. The game was canceled because of active intelligence leads, according to the source.
The piece in full here.
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The Germany-Holland match was cancelled less than 90 minutes before kick-off.
Meanwhile, fans have been streaming into Wembley stadium in London in anticipation of this evening’s football friendly between France and England. A crowd of around 80,000 is expected, writes my colleague Scott Murray.
Kick off is at 8pm local time in London, 9pm in Paris. Check out the football live blog for more on the match:
Related: England v France: international friendly – live
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