Heavy armed police patrol downtown Hanover after the match was called off by police due to a security threat. REUTERS/Nigel Treblin
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - A football game between Germany and Netherlands which German Chancellor Angel Merkel was due to attend in Hanover was called off two hours before its scheduled start on Tuesday over fears of a planned bombing.
The match was due to have been held four days after the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday, when suicide bombers targeted the football stadium where Germany were playing France.
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