Ferries between Denmark and Germany suspended due to threat


  • World
  • Wednesday, 07 Jun 2017

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Ferry operator Scandlines said Wednesday it has evacuated all its ferries in the Danish town Rodby and suspended ferry traffic between Denmark and Germany due to security reasons following a telephone threat.

"All ferry operations have been suspended, and the ferries will be emptied as soon as the police allows them to go to port," a Scandlines spokesperson said.

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