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2nd LD Writethru: Football match between Germany, the Netherlands canceled

Xinhua, November 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

A football match between Germany and the Netherlands to be held in the German city of Hanover on Tuesday evening has been canceled due to indication of plans for attacks, German media Spiegel Online reported.

"We have had concrete evidence that someone wanted to ignite an explosive device at the stadium," Hanover's police chief Volker Kluwe said to German media on Tuesday night.

According to a report of German media Focus Online, an ambulance with explosives should be found near the stadium.

Earlier in the day, the access roads to the stadium holding the match were reportedly blocked after a suspicious object was found on the spot.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and several cabinet ministers were expected to attend the match, which comes four days after the terrorist attacks in Paris, which killed more than 120 people. Endit