German National Team Reportedly Evacuated from Paris Hotel After Bomb Threat

An anonymous bomb threat forced Germany's national team to evacuate their Paris hotel on Friday hours before their scheduled friendly against France, according to Sky Sport News (tweet in German).

Sky Sports reporter Alex Chaffer quoted Germany general manager Oliver Bierhoff, who confirmed the bomb threat and added the Hotel Molitor had been "completely evacuated and widely cordoned off." Chaffer provided a statement from the German Football Federation (DFB):

According to German newspaper Express (via Stephan Uersfeld of ESPN FC), the hotel was evacuated at 9 a.m. local time, after which sniffer dogs were used in "searching the surrounding area."

The Guardian's Marcus Christenson provided an image of the hotel in question, and Uersfeld's report stated it was "unclear" as to whether the players would return::

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German team hotel in Paris evacuated after bomb threat https://t.co/sDyuyJtlDs (in German)

— Marcus Christenson (@m_christenson) November 13, 2015"

Currently, there is no indication whether Germany's friendly fixture against France is in doubt, but both teams will of course want to keep their players and fans alike safe from any suspicion of harm.

Germany players Lukas Podolski and Ilkay Gundogan appeared to confirm players were safe after tweeting photographs of team-mates and staff at Roland Garros just minutes after the news emerged.