The Latest: No explosives found stadium in northern Germany

PARIS (AP) The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local): 10:05 p.m. A German security official has denied reports that explosives were found outside the stadium where Germany had been due to play a soccer match against the Netherlands. Boris Pistorius, the interior minister for Lower-Saxony state, also told reporters late Tuesday that there had also been no arrests in the case. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the friendly match in the northern city of Hannover was canceled after German authorities received information about a possible planned attack on the stadium. A second stadium in the city, which was going to hold a concert, was also evacuated. Top government officials including de Maiziere and Chancellor Angela Merkel had been scheduled to attend the game as a sign of defiance following the Paris attacks. — 9:55 p.m. Germany’s top security official says the decision to cancel the soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands was made after authorities received mounting information during the course of the day about a possible attack. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters he wouldn’t name the source of the information that led to the match in Hannover being called off shortly… Read full this story

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