Police in Germany have evacuated the Rock Am Ring music festival after receiving a terror threat.
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he major event was cleared out on Friday evening after police in the nearby city of Koblenz said they had received information about a “concrete threat”.
“Due to a terrorist threat the police have advised us to interrupt the festival,” organisers said on the festival website.
Around 90,000 music fans were expected to attend the annual three-day event by the end of the weekend.
The German band Rammstein was the Friday night headliner, but hadn’t yet started playing.
Festival organisers say they hope to be able to go ahead with the programme Saturday.
Festival-goers were told to move to the camping area after being told of the evacuation.
Authorities took the precautionary measure less than two weeks after 22 people were killed as they left an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.
Rock Am Ring was cancelled last year after more than 80 people were injured by lightning strikes during fierce and sudden summer storms.
The German Red Cross said at least 72 people were admitted to hospital after the storm struck.
Of those, eight people were said to be seriously hurt.