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German city of Duesseldorf closes off old town -spokesperson

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Duesseldorf has closed off its old town area, where its Christmas market is located. The city spokesperson did not comment on what prompted the closure. Police evacuated the Christmas markets as a precaution after a caller had threatened to crash a truck into the market at the city town hall.

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German city of Duesseldorf closes off old town -spokesperson

BERLIN - The western German city of Duesseldorf has closed off its old town area, where its Christmas market is located, a spokesperson for the city said on Monday. The city spokesperson did not comment on what prompted the closure. The Bild newspaper, citing police, reported that the Christmas market in the old town area as well as others across the city were closed after a threat was

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Het Laatste Nieuws

Christmas market in Düsseldorf evacuated this afternoon after “outside threat”, police are present en masse

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1 year ago·Kobbegem, Belgium

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Het Nieuwsblad

Düsseldorf Christmas market evacuated after warning attack

The police in the German city of Düsseldorf evacuated the Christmas market in the city center on Monday afternoon. According to local media, the police were warned by phone that an attack would take place. The police confirm that it is a safety issue, but also say that there is no acute danger.

1 year ago·Belgium

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Japan Today

Threat shuts Christmas markets in Germany's Duesseldorf

The western German city of Duesseldorf closed Christmas markets in its historic city centre as a precaution on Monday after police received a threat against one of them, according to police. A city spokesperson said the old town, including the city hall, had been closed off but did not give…

1 year ago·Sakado, Japan

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