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US base in Germany acts on threat US base in Germany acts on threat
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A United States air base in western Germany has received a bomb threat, German police said. Police in Germany have helped the US military secure an air base after a bomb threat was made by telephone.
Police moved with US forces to secure the base at Spangdahlem after a threat to bomb the base was made by telephone. German police said they "moved swiftly" to protect the base after US forces informed them of the threat.
The threat was received on Monday, one day before the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US. The call to the US base at Spangdahlem, in western Germany, was made on Monday, one day before the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America.
Last week, German police said they prevented a series of attacks on targets including Frankfurt airport and US military facilities in the country. Last week, German police said they prevented attacks being planned against targets including US military forces.
Two senior US intelligence officials say a controversial wiretapping programme helped disrupt the plot in Germany as well as another attack allegedly being planned in Denmark.