BRKG Bus Carrying German Soccer Team hit by an explosion

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From the BBC, not as bad as could have been but I smell a test run...
Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions

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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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Image caption Borussia Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc Bartra was injured
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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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From the Irish Independent
Dortmund defender injured following three explosions near team bus - Champions League tie postponed

Police patrol outide the stadium after the team bus of Borussia Dortmund had some windows broken by an explosion some 10km away from the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League 1st leg quarter-final football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Monaco in Dortmund, western Germany on April 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN

Mark Critchley

April 11 2017 7:10 PM

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Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League quarter-final against Monaco has been postponed after three explosions near their team bus left Spanish defender Marc Bartra injured.

According to local police, the explosion occurred in the Hochsten area of the city.

“In the run-up to the Champions League match of the BVB against the AS Monaco, there was an explosion near the BVB team teambus shortly after 7pm.

“The event location is Wittbräuckerstraße / Schirrmannweg in Dortmund-Höchsten.

“According to current knowledge the disks of the bus (whole or partial) were broken and one person was injured.

“It is not yet possible to say exactly what the explosion was or exactly where something exploded.”

It has since been confirmed that there were three explosions near the team bus.

The mother of Marc Barta, the Dortmund defender, told Radio COPE that her son suffered light injuries to one arm in the incident and is being treated in hospital, with his club also confirming the news on Twitter.

Tonight's game has been postponed, and will take place tomorrow night instead at 5.45pm Irish time.

(© Independent News Service)

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