Authorities on Saturday ordered the mall closed over "concrete information regarding a possible attack". Photo: DPAGerman police said on Sunday they had released one of two men held over a terror attack threat that led authorities to shut down a major shopping mall in the central city of Essen. German authorities on Saturday ordered the mall in Essen closed over "concrete information regarding a possible attack". German media have suggested that Saturday's likely thwarted attack in Essen was linked to the Islamic State group. Separately, police in the southwestern city of Offenburg were deployed late Saturday after a "possible threat of attack", citing a local disco as a potential target.

Source: The Local March 12, 2017 11:15 UTC