Police have cancelled the friendly soccer match between Germany and Holland after Hanover Stadium in Germany was evacuated Tuesday when reports of a suspicious object being found inside began to surface.
An announcement from local police informed fans about 90 minutes before kickoff that they should leave quickly, but should do so without panic, reported The Guardian. It continued urging fans to return home in small groups because "it's better this way."
Later on, a tweet from DW Sports revealed that all trains moving away from the stadium were stopped and all fans were told to travel away from the stadium on foot.
BREAKING: Trains have been stopped heading away from the stadium. Pedestrians being told to move on foot. #GERNED
— DW Sports (@dw_sports) November 17, 2015
Catering staff were also told to leave the stadium without their coats, and journalists were denied entry into the stadium, according to The Mirror.
The game, which was due to start at 8:45 p.m. local time, was slated to have members of the German government, including Chancellor Angela Markel in attendance as a show of defiance towards ISIS in the wake of the Paris attacks.
The incident comes an hour after a bomb threat was issued outside the stadium, according to Global News. Germany initially didn't want to go ahead with the game, after having played against France in Paris when the attacks hit the city. However, the players, coaches and national football association decided to go ahead with the game in a sign of unity with the French.
