German terror alert issued

GERMANY said yesterday it was tightening security at airports and train stations after receiving “concrete” evidence of planned terrorist attacks in the country, including one this month.

“From today, there will be a visible police presence. I thought it should be explained to citizens,” Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere told a hastily called press conference in Berlin. “There will also be a variety of measures that will not be visible. There is reason for concern, but no reason for hysteria.”

Evidence of a potential attack towards the end of the month came from a “foreign partner”, he said. “According to information from a foreign partner which came to us after the Yemen incident, we suspect a planned attack is due to be put into action at the end of November.”