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Munich police warn of ‘imminent threat’ of terror attack | |
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Police in Munich are asking people to stay away from the city’s main railway station and a second station in the city’s Pasing neighbourhood because of the “serious, imminent threat” of a terror attack. | Police in Munich are asking people to stay away from the city’s main railway station and a second station in the city’s Pasing neighbourhood because of the “serious, imminent threat” of a terror attack. |
Munich police said on Facebook that according to “serious information, there will be an attack tonight”. | Munich police said on Facebook that according to “serious information, there will be an attack tonight”. |
German police also used Twitter to warn of a planned New Year’s Eve attack. | German police also used Twitter to warn of a planned New Year’s Eve attack. |
“Actual lead that in Munich a terror attack is planned. Please avoid crowd gatherings as well as the central train station and the Pasing train station,” read a translation of the German tweet. It added: “Pasing and central stations have been evacuated. Trains are no longer running. Please follow police instructions.” | |
Another tweet from the police said: “We note explicitly once again that we take the threat very seriously. Please remain alert.” | Another tweet from the police said: “We note explicitly once again that we take the threat very seriously. Please remain alert.” |
Zeit Online quoted a report from Bavarian Broadcasting radio that there were indications several terrorist groups in Munich were planning attacks. | |
The warning came shortly before the city celebrated the start of the new year. The new year celebrations subsequently passed off peacefully across Germany. |