11 April 2017

Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions

The Dortmund bus after the blastsImage copyright Reuters

Image caption There were three explosions near the bus, police said
Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco.
Player Marc Bartra was injured and was taken to hospital, the club said, but is not believed to be seriously hurt.
The team tweeted (in German) that the other players were safe and there was no danger in or around the stadium.
The first-leg match was postponed and will now be played on Wednesday at 18:45 local time (16:45 GMT).
Pictures from the scene showed the bus's windows broken in the blasts.
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Borussia Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc BartraImage copyright AFP
Image caption Borussia Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc Bartra was injured
A message at Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park told fans about the bus explosionImage copyright Getty Images
Image caption A message at Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park told fans about the bus explosion
The Dortmund twitter page confirmed that Bartra had been taken to hospital, and wished him a speedy recovery.
FC Barcelona tweeted: "All of our support to @MarcBartra, @BVB and their fans."
Dortmund are currently fourth in the German Bundesliga table.

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