German police on Thursday evacuated the central railway station of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, as well as another station in Pasing due to an imminent terror threat. On Twitter and Facebook, Munich police have asked people to avoid crowded places amid the ongoing New Year celebrations.
At 19:40 local time, the Federal Criminal Police (BKA) informed the Munich police that they had received information about 5-7 Islamic State (IS, ISIS / ISIL) suicide bombers preparing a terrorist attack on the city, Munich police chief Hubertus Andrä said at a press conference.
Andrä added that there are 550 officers deployed in Munich right now, but they have yet to find any indication of an imminent threat.
The exact location and time of the allegedly planned attacks were given, which alarmed the authorities and forced them to act, the official explained.
Munich police tweeted that they reopened both train stations at 4:15 am local time (3:15am GMT), adding that police forces remain on alert and will maintain a presence at both sites.
münchen.tv Polizei @muctvpolizei
#BKA hat Polizei gg 19:40uhr informiert dass es Hinweise auf geplante Anschläge am HBF u. Pasing gibt
8:58 AM - 1 Jan 2016
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Earlier, Polizei München said on Facebook that the train stations will be sealed off indefinitely. Police also asked the public to follow their further instructions.
The warning was issued “due to a serious indication of terror attack threat in Munich area.”
Polizei München ✔ @PolizeiMuenchen
There is the danger of an attack in the area of munich, please keep away from crowds, avoid the central station and the rail station pasing.
7:08 AM - 1 Jan 2016
The information received by police referred to an attack planned specifically for New Year’s night. Citizens have thus been asked to avoid crowded places throughout the entire city as police work to identify possible suspects.
fanatic @fanaticHH
Geräumter Hbf ist geräumt ;)
München
6:12 AM - 1 Jan 2016
Meanwhile in central Munich, New Year celebrations went on without incident, although the warning made some of the people on Marienplatz nervous or irritated.
Al Majeed @majeed_ail
#marienplatz #münchen #hell #2016 #silvester
6:35 AM - 1 Jan 2016
Tuncay Özdamar @TuncayOezdamar
Bis jetzt ausgelassene Stimmung in #München. Nun #Terrorwarnung. Warten im Hotelzimmer. Doof! @WDR
6:25 AM - 1 Jan 2016
Heavily armed police units have been placed at the entrances and exits of the central train station in Munich, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), radio reported.
According to BR, there could be several terrorists groups trying to attack various parts of the city. “We have concrete evidence that we cannot sweep this under the carpet,” a police spokesperson said on Thursday.
Chriss Lombardi @einmaliganders
Hbf München bleibt gesperrt.
Gesichert von Spezialkräften
8:20 AM - 1 Jan 2016
City’s police said that, to “provide safety,” it is getting help from the armed forces of South Bavaria.
Dino Renvert @derdino
#Katwarn München #Terrorwarnung
6:33 AM - 1 Jan 2016
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