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Germany blast: Ansbach explosion 'kills suspected bomber' Germany blast: Syrian migrant 'behind Ansbach explosion'
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An explosion in the German city of Ansbach, near Nuremberg, has killed a suspected bomber and injured 12 other people, three seriously, police say. A failed asylum seeker from Syria killed himself and injured 12 other people after setting off a bomb outside an open-air music festival in the German city of Ansbach, officials say.
They said a man - "according to our current knowledge the perpetrator" - had died in the blast. Bavaria's interior minister said the 27-year-old man had detonated his device after being refused entry to the festival in the southern city.
The intended target was not clear but about 2,000 people have been evacuated from a nearby open-air music festival, the Bavarian interior ministry said. About 2,500 people were evacuated from the festival site after the explosion.
It is third attack in the state of Bavaria in a week. It is the third attack in the state of Bavaria in a week.
A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine dead while an axe attack on a train a week ago in Wuerzburg injured several people. A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine dead while an axe-wielding teenager was shot dead after injuring several people on a train a week ago in Wuerzburg.
The explosion in Ansbach happened shortly after 22:00 (20:00 GMT) in, or close to, a wine bar that was near the entrance to the music festival, German media reported. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said the explosion happened at about 22:10 (20:10 GMT) near the entrance to the music festival.
Initial reports suggested it might have been a gas explosion but the Bavarian interior ministry later said the blast appeared to have been intentional. The suspected attacker had entered Germany two years ago and had his asylum claim rejected a year ago, Mr Herrmann said.
A police spokeswoman later said the suspected attacker had been carrying a backpack, but his identity was not yet known. He had been given leave to stay temporarily given the situation in his home country and provided with an apartment in Ansbach, he added.
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann has travelled to the area. The minister said he was "incensed" by the attack, which he said demonstrated the need "to strengthen controls on those we have living in our country".
The city's central square is packed with emergency vehicles. Initial reports had suggested the blast might have been a gas explosion.