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Munich police warn of imminent terror threat | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Police in the German city of Munich have warned of a planned terror attack and have asked people to avoid crowds. | |
The police tweeted that the city's main station and Pasing station had been evacuated and said trains were no longer stopping there. | |
In a Facebook post, authorities said they had "serious information" that the attack had been planned for New Year's Eve. They gave no further details. | |
Cities across Europe are already on a heightened state of alert. | |
"Current indications show that a terror attack is being planned in Munich. Please avoid gatherings of people and the Munich and Pasing train stations," police said in the tweet. | |
German broadcaster ARD quoted a Munich police spokesperson as saying they had two pieces of information about a possible attack. | |
Local media reports say the information had come from French authorities. |