A terrorist threat led to the evacuation of tens of thousands of music fans Friday from the Rock am Ring festival in Nuerburg, Germany, police and concert organizers said.



Around 90,000 music fans were expected to attend the annual three-day event by the end of the weekend.This new threat comes just weeks after the notorious events in Manchester, United Kingdom, where a suicide bomber detonated his vest inside a crowded arena as concert-goers were exiting an Ariana Grande show – tensions across Europe have been especially high ever since.





The German band Rammstein was the Friday night headliner, but hadn’t yet started playing at the time the evacuation was announcedFestival organisers said they hoped to be able to go ahead with the programme on Saturday as planned. The festival in central Germany runs Friday through Sunday at an auto racing track. Organizers said they hope to continue the shows Saturday.Last year, the third and final day of the “Rock am Ring” was cancelled after lightning strikes injured 80 people, some seriously.

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