German football team reveal Paris bomb scare in hotel just HOURS before terror attacks





Germany boss Oliver Beerhoff revealed the bomb scare earlier today





THE German football team were evacuated from a hotel in Paris following a bomb threat - just hours before a mass shooting left scores dead in the city.

 

Manager Oliver Bierhoff has confirmed the national team has been forced to leave after the alarm was raised.
The establishment was cleared of its guests after the hotel received a tip-off in an anonymous phone call, according to French newspaper Le Parisien.
The exclusive Molitor hotel in the French capital's 16th arrondissement was searched with special force police dogs, but it is not known if anything suspicious was found.
Hours later loud blasts were heard during the match, believed to be made by a suicide bomber just outside the stadium.

Before the horror unfolded around the city, Mr Bierhoff told a German newspaper: "There was a bomb threat. The hotel has been widely cordoned off and evacuated.”
The bomb scare didn't seem to have fazed the German players, with midfielder Sami Khedira posting on Instagram: "Bomb threat for the hotel. No problem for Die Mannschaft: then we'll play some Tennis at Roland Garros."



The hotel was evacuated this morning following a bomb scare




The players were still the hotel's gym when the alert was raised



The hotel had been reserved for the German team ahead of their game in Paris. It is thought up 250 people are staying in the chic hotel.
The World Cup champions are playing France in a friendly at the Stade de France later today.
The German players were in the hotel gym when a team of officers and a dog unit were deployed to the scene.

There was a bomb threat. The hotel has been widely cordoned off and evacuated

Oliver Bierhoff



The German team was staying in the chic hotel ahead of their game against France







The German team is staying in the chic Parisian hotel ahead of their friendly against France





A hotel spokeswoman said: "We received an anonymous call about a bomb threat this morning. Management took all precautions to ensure the safety of its guests and staff and are cooperating with the authorities."
Bus routes around the hotel have been diverted.

Paris has seen several bomb scares this year following the terrorist attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Kosher store in January.
The iconic Eiffel Tower was forced to close and thousands were evacuated from Charles de Gaulle airport following separate bomb alerts.
The German team has since returned to its hotel and is preparing for tonight's game against France.

 

 

The exclusive hotel was reserved for the German national team