Police in Munich on Friday said that the threat of suicide attacks linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was responsible for the temporary closure of two train stations shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve.
{mosads}German authorities said that they received information that up to seven potential suspects were planning on carrying out the attacks involving a pair of train stations, which reopened on Friday.
Munich’s police chief said that authorities had received the names and personal information of several Syrian and Iraqi suspects linked to the threat for New Year’s in Germany, according to reports.
Police said that no suspects have been detained The threat fear in Germany remains high weeks after the deadly shootings in Paris that spurred renewed fears of international terrorism.
Authorities have arrested a slew of individuals recently in nations including Belgium, France and Turkey in terrorism-linked plots. France’s foreign intelligence service reportedly tipped off Germany about the ISIS links this week.