Man released after Geneva concert terror threat

(Swiss Info) A concert in Geneva by French rapper Lomepal was cancelled on … the weekend because of an online terror threat. A 40-year-old man was arrested but later released.

The man was arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences following the evacuation of the Geneva Arena concert hall on Saturday evening.

The French authorities had reported that the man made terrorist threats on a social network, the attorney general’s spokesperson Olivier Francey told the Keystone-SDA news agency.

The suspect was later released from custody as he did not pose a terror threat. But he may still face social disorder charges, Geneva prosecutors said on Monday.

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