German music festival Rock am Ring suspended for ’terrorist threat’

NÜRBURGRING –

The organization of the music festival ‘Rock am Ring’ has, in consultation with the police decided the three-day event Friday evening to pause because of a terrorist threat. The tens of thousands of visitors via the pa system asked for the premises as quietly as possible to leave because there may be a dangerous situation had arisen.

,,Background, concrete evidence on the basis of which a terrorist threat is not is to close. Currently, with might and main worked on the investigation”, said a spokesman of the police of Koblenz, which is responsible for the region in Rhineland-Palatinate. We hope that the festival tomorrow can be continued.”


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