November 2015 Paris attacks

== Related incidents ==

=== Hanover bombing plot ===
A few days after the attacks, on 17 November, a football friendly set to be played at [[Niedersachsenstadion|HDI-Arena]] in [[Hanover]] between Germany (who had just been present at the Stade de France during the Paris attacks) and the Netherlands was cancelled and thousands of football fans evacuated from the arena following a bomb threat.<ref name="abcau">{{Cite news|title=Bomb threat leads to cancellation of Germany-Netherlands 'freedom' football friendly|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-18/germany-netherlands-freedom-match-cancelled-over-bomb-threat/6950074|work=ABC News|date=17 November 2015|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222093408/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-18/germany-netherlands-freedom-match-cancelled-over-bomb-threat/6950074|archive-date=22 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The match, having been hailed as a "symbol of freedom" after the Paris attacks, was set to be attended in a show of solidarity with France by German chancellor [[Angela Merkel]], vice-chancellor [[Sigmar Gabriel]], several other German government ministers, as well as Dutch defence minister [[Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert]] and health and sport minister [[Edith Schippers]].<ref name="abcau"/>

According to a French intelligence dossier, five bombs had been prepared to be detonated at or around the stadium by a named five-member terror cell in a series of coordinated bomb attacks.<ref name="Telegraph12008382">{{Cite news|title='Five bombings planned' in Germany according to French intelligence dossier|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12008382/Five-bombings-planned-in-Germany-according-to-French-intelligence-dossier.html|work=The Telegraph|date=20 November 2015|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316033556/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12008382/Five-bombings-planned-in-Germany-according-to-French-intelligence-dossier.html|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> German authorities refused to give more details on findings, with Interior Minister [[Thomas de Maiziere]] claiming that "some of these answers would alarm the public."<ref name="Telegraph12008382"/> While police claimed to not have found any explosives, German newspapers published allegations of a cover-up, which claimed that a paramedic had witnessed explosives hidden in an ambulance at the stadium, before being told by special forces at the scene "to not talk about it."<ref name="Telegraph12008382"/> Another newspaper claimed it had been a [[truck bomb]] disguised as an ambulance.<ref name="Independenta6738361">{{Cite news|title=Germany vs Netherlands match in Hannover cancelled following 'concrete threat made with plans for explosion'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/germany-vs-netherlands-football-game-in-hannover-called-off-by-police-a6738361.html|work=The Independent|date=17 November 2015|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602003027/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/germany-vs-netherlands-football-game-in-hannover-called-off-by-police-a6738361.html|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="heavycom">{{Cite news|title='Ambulance Truck Bomb' Scare at Hannover Stadium: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|url=http://heavy.com/news/2015/11/ambulance-packed-with-explosives-truck-bomb-disguised-hannover-stadium-germany-soccer-football-game-match-netherlands-threat-evacuation-detonate-isis-terrorism-terrorists/|work=Heavy.com|date=17 November 2015|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302170759/http://heavy.com/news/2015/11/ambulance-packed-with-explosives-truck-bomb-disguised-hannover-stadium-germany-soccer-football-game-match-netherlands-threat-evacuation-detonate-isis-terrorism-terrorists/|archive-date=2 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Three police officers were disciplined for leaking information about alleged bomb finds.<ref name="Telegraph12008382"/>

At the same time also in Hanover, the [[TUI Arena]] was evacuated before a concert by the band [[Söhne Mannheims]], and a train station was closed off after a suspicious device was found.<ref name="Independenta6738361"/><ref name="heavycom"/> Later the same evening, two [[Air France]] flights headed from the United States to Paris were diverted to [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]]<ref name="SLTrib" >{{Cite web|title=Air France plane — diverted to SLC after bomb threat — is cleared to leave for Paris|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3193848&itype=CMSID|access-date=2021-11-21|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] because of bomb threats.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Serious plans for explosions' cancel Netherlands-Germany soccer match|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/europe/germany-netherlands-soccer-canceled/index.html|work=CNN|date=17 November 2015|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011200352/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/europe/germany-netherlands-soccer-canceled/index.html|archive-date=11 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The events followed the previous day, when a football match set to be played in [[Brussels]] between Belgium and Spain had also been cancelled over security concerns.<ref name="Independenta6738361"/><ref name="heavycom"/>

=== 2016 Brussels raids ===
{{main|2016 Brussels police raids}}
On 15 March 2016, Belgian police carried out a raid on a house in the suburb of [[Forest, Belgium|Forest]] in Brussels. A police statement said that the raid was related to the Paris attacks.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 March 2016|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/europe/brussels-paris-attacks-shots-fired/index.html|title=Shots in Brussels raid tied to Paris attacks|website=CNN|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315151446/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/europe/brussels-paris-attacks-shots-fired/index.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=15 March 2016|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35809974|title=Gunfire in Brussels raid on 'Paris attacks suspects'|website=BBC News|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315162419/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35809974|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Four police officers were wounded in the raid, and a manhunt for escaped suspects followed.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 March 2016|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brussels-anti-terror-raid-shooting-a6932326.html|title=Gunfire in Brussels after 'police raid on suspected terrorists'|website=The Independent|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315155607/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brussels-anti-terror-raid-shooting-a6932326.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/15/belgian-police-hunt-gunman-after-brussels-anti-terror-raid|title=Belgian police hunt gunman after Brussels anti-terror raid|date=15 March 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315155643/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/15/belgian-police-hunt-gunman-after-brussels-anti-terror-raid|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 18 March 2016, there were further raids in the [[Molenbeek]] area of Brussels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35846954|title='Shots fired' in new Brussels raids|date=18 March 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318165407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35846954|archive-date=18 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Two suspects were reportedly injured in one such raid and a third suspect was killed.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} Five people, one identified as [[Salah Abdeslam]], suspected accomplice in the Paris attacks, were arrested during the raid.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|title=Belgian police checking if man detained is Paris terror attack suspect|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/18/world/paris-attack-salah-abdeslam-fingerprints/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=18 March 2016|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318095945/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/18/world/paris-attack-salah-abdeslam-fingerprints/index.html|archive-date=18 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/18/paris-attacks-suspect-salah-abdeslam-wounded-in-brussels-terror-raid-reports|title=Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam arrested in Brussels terror raid|last=Chrisafis|first=Angelique|date=18 March 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318170441/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/18/paris-attacks-suspect-salah-abdeslam-wounded-in-brussels-terror-raid-reports|archive-date=18 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/18/470976757/police-operation-linked-to-paris-attacks-underway-in-brussels|title=Paris Attacks Suspect Salah Abdeslam Is Captured During Raid in Brussels|work=NPR|date=18 March 2016|access-date=18 March 2016|first=Merrit|last=Kennedy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318185908/http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/18/470976757/police-operation-linked-to-paris-attacks-underway-in-brussels|archive-date=18 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>