Rock am Ring festival

Rock am Ring festival evacuated in Germany over terror alert

Fans hoping to see German rock giants Rammstein streamed out of the Nuerburg arena after organisers asked them to leave in a "calm and controlled" way.

"Due to a terrorist threat the police have advised us to interrupt the festival," they said.

bomb at a concert in Manchester claimed 22 lives last month.

Some 85,000 people were expected to visit the three-day festival, Efe news agency reports. It falls on the Pentecost holiday weekend.

70 injured by lightning strikes at music festival

Rock am Ring festival organisers urged more than 90,000 festival goers to seek shelter in cars and tents as thunderstorms rolled through and threatened the event on Saturday.

Reuters said 71 people were injured, however the festival Facebook page said more than 80 people were injured by lightning strikes.

The sell-out festival, now in its 31st year, took place at the airport in Mendig, near the Nuerburgring motor racing track.