German music festival evacuated over terror threat
Visitors leave the music festival Rock am Ring outside the western town of Nuerburg, Germany, Friday, June 2, 2017. German authorities have shut down a popular rock music festival because of a possible terrorist threat. (Thomas Frey/Dpa via AP)
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Germany's Rock am Ring festival was shut down on Friday night following threats of a terror attack.
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