A street in the German city of Cologne is on lockdown and several houses have been evacuated over a suspicious vehicle, feared to be holding explosives, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Express newspaper’s Saturday report, a Volkswagen vehicle was spotted on one of the city roads. There was a note saying “Do not open – ISIL [Islamic State] bomb” inside the car.
Two neighboring houses were evacuated, while the regional public transport was suspended.
The media outlet reported, citing the police, that the threat was a hoax.
The German security officials remain on high alert after the deadly Paris attacks.
On Friday night, eight extremists wearing explosive belts attacked several venues across Paris, killing 129 people at restaurants, the Bataclan concert hall and in the vicinity of the Stade de France stadium.