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[–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 34 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Shortly after the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015, a football match was cancelled here in Germany because of a terror warning. There was a press conference with our Federal Minister of the Interior at the time, Thomas de Maizière. When asked for more information, he did not want to reveal that there was another warning for a train station. So he thought the best thing he could say to dodge the question was:

"Parts of the answer might unsettle the population."

Calmed everyone down immediately.

[–] snek@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

"you don't want to know, trust me"