{"id":32351,"date":"2017-04-12T07:41:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T07:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=32351"},"modified":"2017-04-12T07:41:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T07:41:17","slug":"borussia-dortmund-football-team-bus-hit-by-explosions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=32351","title":{"rendered":"Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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International desk:Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco.<\/p>\n

In a news conference, the head of Dortmund police said it was a targeted attack on the team.<\/p>\n

Player Marc Bartra underwent an operation after breaking a bone in his wrist. No other players were hurt.<\/p>\n

The state prosecutor said a letter found near the scene was being examined as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n

The match was postponed until 18:45 local time (16:45 GMT) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Pictures from the scene showed the bus's windows broken and tyres burst in the blasts.<\/p>\n

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Image caption<\/span>Borussia Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc Bartra was injured<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dortmund police said that “three explosive charges had detonated” at Hoechsten outside the city at about 19:00 local time.<\/p>\n

The first indications were that this was an “attack with serious explosives”, they said.<\/p>\n

Fans at the 80,000-capacity Signal Iduna Park were told to stay there until it was safe to leave.<\/p>\n

The stadium was later evacuated safely and police thanked the fans for their co-operation.<\/p>\n

“As many officers as possible” would be deployed for tomorrow's rescheduled game, they said.<\/p>\n

Monaco fans were praised for their chants of support for Dortmund. Social media also carried offers from Dortmund residents to Monaco fans in need of a bed for the night on #bedforawayfans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Borussia Dortmund said in a statement: “Shortly after the departure of the Borussia Dortmund team bus from the hotel to the stadium there was an incident. The bus has been damaged in two places.”<\/p>\n

Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said: “The whole team is in a state of shock, you can't get pictures like that out of your head.<\/p>\n

“I hope the team will be in a position to be able to compete tomorrow on the pitch. In a crisis situation like this, Borussia pulls together.”<\/p>\n

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Image captionThe team tweeted in English to let fans know of a hashtag where they might find a bed for the unexpected extra night<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Image captionThey are fans from opposing teams, but they had a bite to eat together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

One of the Dortmund players, Mathias Ginter, was involved in the Germany-France match that was targeted in the terror attacks in Paris on 13 November, 2015. Another present in Paris, Andre Schurrle, was injured for the Monaco match.<\/p>\n

FC Barcelona, Bartra's former club, tweeted<\/a>: “All of our support to @MarcBartra, @BVB and their fans.”<\/p>\n

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy also tweeted his support<\/a>, wishing Bartra a quick recovery.<\/p>\n