A concert in the town of Rotterdam in the Netherlands has been canceled due to concern over a van parked outside the venue. The van reportedly had gas bottles inside and had a license plate from Spain.
From Express.co.uk:
Police officers wearing bulletproof vests descended on the Maassilo venue in Rotterdam while an anti-terror unit was also on-site, according to local media.
The gig was cancelled following a tip-off from Spanish police, and the mayor of Rotterdam has now confirmed a small bus with Spanish number plates as “gas bottles” was found near the venue.
MORE: The mayor of Rotterdam says police have detained the driver of a van from Spain after receiving a terror warning https://t.co/qE0JKCE2MQ
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 23, 2017
BREAKING: A van with a bomb inside it has been found outside a concert in Rotterdam. Concert cancelled, police received tip off from Spain. pic.twitter.com/0gpfoPZLAR
— Breaking News (@News_Update247) August 23, 2017
Concert Allah-Las in de Maassilo in Rdam afgelast vanwege mogelijke terreurdreiging. pic.twitter.com/uzibIWcitc
— Henrik-Willem Hofs (@HWHofs) August 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/thevocaleurope/status/900430141804998656
An evacuation looks to be now under way.
Europe has been roiled recently by a spate of terror attacks, the most notable being the recent incident in Spain where a man plowed into pedestrians on the street.
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