Earlier Today: Germany squad return to Paris hotel after bomb threat evacuation

[HuckleB]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/13/germany-evacuated-paris-hotel-bomb-threat

"The Germany football team returned to their hotel in western Paris after being evacuated following a bomb threat on Friday morning.

The Hotel Molitor said an anonymous caller phoned in the threat at 9.50am local time and that members of Germany’s squad, who face France later on Friday, and all other guests were immediately evacuated.

Police with sniffer dogs went on site to check for potential explosives and a security perimeter was established around the hotel. While the police carried out their searches, Germany’s players spent a few hours up the road at Roland Garros, home of the French Open tennis tournament.

The Germany forward Lukas Podolski posted a photo on his Twitter account of himself standing on court alongside the Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and two other Germany team members.

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Could be nothing, or it could be something. Just a footnote for now.

[KamaAina]

1. Maybe the distraction caused them to lose the match 2:0

That's right. They finished the match!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027340314#post77

[HuckleB]

2. That does boggle my mind.

Indeed.