A suspected terrorist plot is thought to have been foiled in Germany last night after a series of bomb scares rocked Hannover.

French intelligence officials are reported to have warned their German counterparts about a potential attack, sparking a string of security alerts this evening.

The spooks told German authorities that the terrorists might strike using an explosives-laden vehicle with official access to the football stadium, such as an ambulance, TV crew van or security patrol car, reports Die Welt.



According to German newspaper Bild, a North African terror cell was planning to attack Hannover with assault rifles and suicide vests - chillingly similar to the methods used in Paris on Friday which killed 129.

Local newspaper Kreiszeitung reported a vehicle disguised as an ambulance and packed with explosives had been discovered parked outside Hannover stadium as Germany prepared to take on the Netherlands.

Shortly after a concert venue, also in Hannover was evacuated as police ramped up security and part of Hannover's main railway station was closed due to a police investigation.



German media reported that the country's Minister of Interior Thomas de Meizere refused answer questions about the terror attack saying: “Some of these answers would unsettle the population.”

The events kicked off after German authorities said they received "concrete information" about a bomb threat at the HDI Arena leading to the international friendly being cancelled.

Hannover bomb plot 'foiled' after French spooks tip off German authorities - Mirror Online