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| German police investigating ‘Islamist link’ in Borussia Dortmund bus blast - report | |
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| German police are investigating an “Islamist link” to the bomb attack that targeted a Borussia Dortmund team bus Tuesday night, according to reports. | |
| Police are examining a letter reportedly found at the site that claims responsibility for the series of explosions. The bombs went off near a German team bus as it transported players to a Champions League quarter-final game. | |
| READ MORE: ‘Serious explosives’ used in Dortmund team bus blasts, no terrorism link yet – police | READ MORE: ‘Serious explosives’ used in Dortmund team bus blasts, no terrorism link yet – police |
| According to the German newspaper Sueddeutsche, the letter opens with; "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful,” and also mentions the Berlin Christmas market attack. | |
| The unsigned letter references Germany’s military involvement in surveillance operations against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) as the reason for the attack, reports Reuters, citing Sueddeutsche. | |
| It adds that athletes and other celebrities "in Germany and other Kreuzfahrer nations" would be on a "death list of the Islamic state," Sueddeutsche reports, which will apply until German Tornadoes are withdrawn and the American airbase is closed at Ramstein. | |
| However, investigators warn that instigators of the attack may have left the letter to mislead prosecutors, the paper reports. | However, investigators warn that instigators of the attack may have left the letter to mislead prosecutors, the paper reports. |
| Investigators are also examining a second letter claiming responsibility for the attack that was published online on Tuesday evening by a group called Antifa, a so-called “anti-fascist scene,” which claimed the attack was a “symbol for the policy of BVB [Borussia Dortmund],” reports Reuters citing Focus magazine. | |
| Germany’s federal public prosecutor has taken over the investigation and will hold a news conference on the progress of enquiry at 12:00 GMT. | Germany’s federal public prosecutor has taken over the investigation and will hold a news conference on the progress of enquiry at 12:00 GMT. |
| According to German police, up to three explosives may have been hidden in a hedge close to the official Dortmund team bus. | |
| Most players were left unscathed in the attack, except for Spanish center back Marc Bartra who suffered injuries to his arm and hand, with the club wishing him a “speedy recovery." |