Just wow, that was close. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,754314,00.html http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama...ert-anschlag-auf-dortmunder-stadion-1.1079853 EDIT: explosive stash next to Signal Iduna Park.
Police in Germany have uncovered a bomb threat to top German soccer club Borussia Dortmund after explosives were found near the club’s ground. A 25-year-old man has been taken into custody. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said on Thursday that it had thwarted a possible bomb attack against German soccer club Borussia Dortmund. Three suspicious objects containing explosive substances were found near the stadium. They were subsequently made safe. The police announcement followed the arrest on Tuesday in Cologne of a 25-year-old man of German nationality. He told investigators he had planted the devices near the club's stadium. The man was arrested after anonymous tip-offs about a planned terror attack were e-mailed to authorities, details of which the man confirmed. A further three explosive items were found and made safe in the man's apartment, along with a range of chemicals. A laptop and documents were seized as part of the investigation. "A forensic investigation is being carried out to ascertain whether or not the suspect objects were in fact explosives as well as to identify the possible uses of chemicals that were found," a statement from the BKA read. "According to early assessments, there was no acute danger to the public," the statement added. Investigators said it was unclear as to whether the intention had been to use the explosives at Dortmund's next home game on Saturday. Dortmund, currently leading Germany's top football division the Bundesliga, are due to play third-placed Hanover with a capacity crowd of 80,000 fans. Richard Connor (AFP, AP, dpa, SID) Editor: Susan Houlton
Deutsche Welle has received a copy of a video tape in which the person suspected of planning this attack made a statement. They released a picture from the video but have not yet identified the person in the video. They merely refer to them as "a fan"...
