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| One person has been killed and another 12 people injured after a “deliberate explosion” outside a music festival in the German town of Ansbach. | One person has been killed and another 12 people injured after a “deliberate explosion” outside a music festival in the German town of Ansbach. |
| Authorities said the person who died – a 27-year-old Syrian who had been denied asylum – is believed to have set off the explosion. | |
| The man was reported to have been carrying a backpack at the time of the blast, at about 10pm on Sunday. | |
| Three of those injured are believed to be in a serious condition. | Three of those injured are believed to be in a serious condition. |
| The mayor of Ansbach, a town near Nuremberg in Bavaria, told reporters the blast had been caused deliberately. | The mayor of Ansbach, a town near Nuremberg in Bavaria, told reporters the blast had been caused deliberately. |
| Related: Ansbach explosion: one dead and 11 injured in German town after 'deliberate' blast - latest | Related: Ansbach explosion: one dead and 11 injured in German town after 'deliberate' blast - latest |
| Police later added: “An explosion went off in the city centre and a man, which the latest enquiries show caused it, was killed in the event.” | Police later added: “An explosion went off in the city centre and a man, which the latest enquiries show caused it, was killed in the event.” |
| As many as 2,500 people are said to have been attending the music festival at the time of the explosion. The entire area has been evacuated and the festival cancelled. | As many as 2,500 people are said to have been attending the music festival at the time of the explosion. The entire area has been evacuated and the festival cancelled. |
| Police have blocked off the city centre and emergency services were on the scene. Bomb experts were on their way to determine the cause of the explosion. | Police have blocked off the city centre and emergency services were on the scene. Bomb experts were on their way to determine the cause of the explosion. |
| The explosion, which followed the killing on Friday of nine people by an 18-year-old gunman in Munich, occurred at a wine bar called Eugene’s, the Nürnberger Nachrichten newspaper reported. A music festival was taking place in the town on Sunday. | The explosion, which followed the killing on Friday of nine people by an 18-year-old gunman in Munich, occurred at a wine bar called Eugene’s, the Nürnberger Nachrichten newspaper reported. A music festival was taking place in the town on Sunday. |
| Police had said earlier the explosion might have been caused by a gas leak. | Police had said earlier the explosion might have been caused by a gas leak. |
| But a spokesman for the Bavarian interior ministry later said the explosion was not an accident and appeared to have been intentional. | But a spokesman for the Bavarian interior ministry later said the explosion was not an accident and appeared to have been intentional. |
| The interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, is travelling to the scene, the spokesman said. | The interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, is travelling to the scene, the spokesman said. |
| “The explosion was set off deliberately,” said Michael Siefener, a spokesman for the regional interior ministry, adding that authorities were trying to establish the exact cause. | “The explosion was set off deliberately,” said Michael Siefener, a spokesman for the regional interior ministry, adding that authorities were trying to establish the exact cause. |
| Ansbach police said in a statement that just after 10pm on Sunday they were alerted to an explosion in the city centre. | Ansbach police said in a statement that just after 10pm on Sunday they were alerted to an explosion in the city centre. |
| Germany, and Bavaria in particular, have been on edge after a deadly rampage at a Munich mall on Friday in which nine people were killed, and an axe attack on a train near Wuerzburg last Monday in which five people were wounded. | |
| Both came shortly after a Tunisian man in a truck killed 84 people when he ploughed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, on the French Riviera. | |
| Bavarian public broadcaster Bayerische Rundfunk reported that about 200 police officers and 350 rescue personnel were brought in following the explosion in Ansbach. |