German police suspend open-air rock concert over terrorism alertJune 3, 2017 - 10:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German police temporarily stopped an open-air weekend "Rock am Ring" concert near the Nuerburgring race track on Friday, June 2 due to a possible terrorist threat, Reuters reports. "Due to a terror danger situation, we told the organizer to temporarily stop the concert as a precaution," police in the nearby town of Koblenz said in a statement. Der Spiegel magazine said that all those attending were asked to leave the concert and head to nearby camping grounds "in a controlled and orderly fashion." "The organizer of Rock am Ring, working closely with the security authorities, have ended ahead of schedule the festival today," the police said. "The background to this was a concrete warning that made it impossible to rule out a terror threat." "We cannot provide any further details on the background information," the statement added. The suicide bombing at a pop concert in Manchester, England on May 26 led to changes in the security planning for the German concert and the number of security officials was increased substantially to 1,200, the police said. "We take all tips and suspicious incidents extremely seriously and investigate closely," they added. Last year, the third and final day of the "Rock am Ring" was canceled after lightning strikes injured 80 people, some seriously. Photo: Wikipedia Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |