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Explosion hits German football team Borussia Dortmund's bus

Updated on: 12 April,2017 09:10 AM IST  | 
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A bomb explosion hit the bus carrying German football team Borussia Dortmund to a Champions League match on Tuesday, the club said in a tweet

Explosion hits German football team Borussia Dortmund's bus

Police escort Dortmund
Police escort Dortmund's players 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. Photo/AFP


Berlin: A bomb explosion hit the bus carrying German football team Borussia Dortmund to a Champions League match on Tuesday, the club said in a tweet. Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc Bartra was injured and in hospital, Xinhua news agency reported.



Explosions hit the team bus of Borussia Dortmund ahead of its first game of UEFA Champions League quarter-final against AS Monaco Tuesday evening.

Police patrol outside the stadium after the Borussia Dortmund team bus was hit by an explosion
Police patrol outside the stadium after the Borussia Dortmund team bus was hit by an explosion

The explosion triggered by three explosive subjects happened in the district Hoechsten of the western German city of Dortmund. The match will be put off until 6:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

Marc Bartra was injured. Pics/AFP
Marc Bartra was injured. Pics/AFP

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