Police increase presence: terrorist threat before Bundesliga top match in Munich

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The top match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will be played in the Allianz Arena on Saturday evening. There is tension before the match. IS-affiliated media Sarh al-Khilafah published a photo of the Munich stadium on social media, showing scores of fans in the crosshairs of a red target. Next to it is written in Arabic script “after the match”.

The Munich police are aware of the threat. “The images are known to the police and the LKA Bavaria,” a police spokesperson told the German online portal “T-Online”. However, after evaluating the post, there are currently no indications of an acute danger. Nevertheless, the police are responding to the potential threat and are expanding the police presence on site with additional officers.

Not the first threat in Munich

Bayern is also aware of the incident. The club is “in close communication and coordination with the police”. It is not the first time that Bayern Munich has been the center of attention for IS terrorists. In the summer of 2016, police in Munich arrested a man for allegedly planning an attack during the opening match of the Bundesliga at the Allianz Arena.

Since the IS attack on a concert in Moscow, several countries have raised their terror alert levels. The risk situation is also being closely monitored in Germany. According to a spokesperson, this has “not yet changed” as a result of the attack in Moscow. (mbi)

Source : Blick