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| Ansbach explosion: Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up in Germany | Ansbach explosion: Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up in Germany |
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| A failed Syrian asylum seeker has blown himself up and injured 12 other people with a backpack bomb near a festival in the south German town of Ansbach. | A failed Syrian asylum seeker has blown himself up and injured 12 other people with a backpack bomb near a festival in the south German town of Ansbach. |
| The state of Bavaria's interior minister said the 27-year-old man had detonated the device after being refused entry to the music festival. | The state of Bavaria's interior minister said the 27-year-old man had detonated the device after being refused entry to the music festival. |
| About 2,500 people were evacuated from the venue after the explosion. | About 2,500 people were evacuated from the venue after the explosion. |
| Bavaria has been on edge since a knife rampage on a train claimed by so-called Islamic State last Monday. | Bavaria has been on edge since a knife rampage on a train claimed by so-called Islamic State last Monday. |
| The Ansbach blast is reported to have happened at about 22:10 (20:10 GMT) outside the Eugens Weinstube bar in the centre of the town, which has a population of 40,000 and is home to a US military base. | The Ansbach blast is reported to have happened at about 22:10 (20:10 GMT) outside the Eugens Weinstube bar in the centre of the town, which has a population of 40,000 and is home to a US military base. |
| The bomb went off close to the entrance to the Ansbach Open music festival. | The bomb went off close to the entrance to the Ansbach Open music festival. |
| A witness, Thomas Debinski, reported "panic" after the explosion, although some people had thought it was caused by a gas explosion. | A witness, Thomas Debinski, reported "panic" after the explosion, although some people had thought it was caused by a gas explosion. |
| "Then people came past and said it was a rucksack that had exploded," he told Sky News. | "Then people came past and said it was a rucksack that had exploded," he told Sky News. |
| Three of the injured were in a serious condition, police said. | Three of the injured were in a serious condition, police said. |
| Security services have sealed off the city centre and experts are trying to establish the kind of explosives the bomber used. | Security services have sealed off the city centre and experts are trying to establish the kind of explosives the bomber used. |
| Seven deadly days | Seven deadly days |
| A week of bloody attacks has frayed nerves in Germany, which led the way in accepting asylum seekers from Syria. To date, only the first has been linked to a militant group: | |
| Failed application | |
| The Syrian man entered Germany two years ago and had his asylum claim rejected a year ago, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said. | The Syrian man entered Germany two years ago and had his asylum claim rejected a year ago, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said. |
| He had been given leave to stay temporarily given the situation in his home country and provided with an apartment in Ansbach, Mr Herrmann added. | He had been given leave to stay temporarily given the situation in his home country and provided with an apartment in Ansbach, Mr Herrmann added. |
| The minister said he was "incensed" by the attack which, he continued, demonstrated the need to "strengthen controls on those we have living in our country". | The minister said he was "incensed" by the attack which, he continued, demonstrated the need to "strengthen controls on those we have living in our country". |
| The Syrian asylum seekers rejected by Germany | |
| Germany has been the main destination of Syrian asylum seekers entering the EU, most of them arriving irregularly in Greece via Turkey. | |
| Only 23 Syrians had their applications for asylum rejected by the country last year, out of a total of 162,510. A common reason for rejecting an application is when the asylum seeker submits false or incomplete information. | |
| Just under half of asylum seekers rejected by Germany in the past two years were allowed to stay on in the country, according to a recent report in German daily Die Welt (in German). | |
| The Ansbach bomber, who was among those rejected for asylum in 2015, appears to have been placed in a former hotel in the town, designated by the municipal authorities for asylum seekers since 2014. | |
| source of statistics: German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees report (in German) | |
| Mr Herrmann said the man had been known to have tried to take his own life twice and had spent time in a psychiatric clinic. | Mr Herrmann said the man had been known to have tried to take his own life twice and had spent time in a psychiatric clinic. |
| "We don't know if this man planned on suicide or if he had the intention of killing others," he said. | "We don't know if this man planned on suicide or if he had the intention of killing others," he said. |
| However, the bomb in the backpack would have been sufficient to kill and injure many more people, he added. | However, the bomb in the backpack would have been sufficient to kill and injure many more people, he added. |
| Ansbach deputy police chief Roman Fertinger said there were "indications" that pieces of metal had been added to the explosive device. | Ansbach deputy police chief Roman Fertinger said there were "indications" that pieces of metal had been added to the explosive device. |
| Are you in the area? Have you been affected by the incident? Tell us your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the area? Have you been affected by the incident? Tell us your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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