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Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions | Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions |
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Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco. | |
Spain international Marc Bartra was taken to hospital with an injury to his hand, the club said. | |
The team tweeted (in German) that the other players were safe and there was no danger in or around the stadium. | 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. | |
Police said the cause of the explosions, at Hoechsten outside the city, was unclear, but added: "Currently there is no evidence of a threat to the visitors at the stadium." | |
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Borussia Dortmund said in a statement: "Shortly after the departure of the Borussia Dortmund team bus from the hotel to the stadium there was an incident. | |
"The bus has been damaged in two places. One person has been injured and is in hospital." | |
The Dortmund Twitter page confirmed that Bartra was the player hurt, and wished him a speedy recovery. | |
FC Barcelona, the 26-year-old defender's former club, tweeted: "All of our support to @MarcBartra, @BVB and their fans." | |
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy also tweeted his support, wishing Bartra a quick recovery. | |
Dortmund are currently fourth in the German Bundesliga table. | Dortmund are currently fourth in the German Bundesliga table. |