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Interior minister: No explosives found outside HDI-Arena

No explosives have been found outside the HDI-Arena, Lower Saxony interior minister Boris Pistorius has confirmed.

Lower Saxony interior minister Boris Pistorius has confirmed no explosives have been found around Hannover's HDI-Arena following the cancelation of Tuesday's international friendly between Germany and Netherlands.

There were reports an ambulance packed with incendiary devices had been discovered but Pistorius insisted that was not the case, although the stadium was evacuated due to a suspicious package being found.

"Contrary to reports, no explosives have been found," said Pistorius, who also said no arrests had been made in the immediate aftermath of the discovery.