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| Explosion reported in downtown Cologne | Explosion reported in downtown Cologne |
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| German police have sealed off the surrounding area, with local media claiming the blast might have taken place at Vanity Club | German police have sealed off the surrounding area, with local media claiming the blast might have taken place at Vanity Club |
| German police have sealed off downtown Cologne amid reports of an explosion; officials have asked motorists to avoid the area in a post on X (formerly Twitter). So far, authorities have not revealed any details as to the nature of the blast or whether it has caused any casualties. | German police have sealed off downtown Cologne amid reports of an explosion; officials have asked motorists to avoid the area in a post on X (formerly Twitter). So far, authorities have not revealed any details as to the nature of the blast or whether it has caused any casualties. |
| Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper originally speculated that the incident may have taken place at Vanity Club. | |
| A reporter at the scene told his colleagues that the blast had apparently taken place outside a shopping mall and the aforementioned nightclub. T-online media outlet quoted a police spokeswoman as relaying that the explosion had happened at around 6am outside an unidentified building. | |
| Radio Köln, in turn, claimed that one person had sustained mild injuries as a result of the incident and has been taken to hospital. The explosion also reportedly led to a fire, which had been extinguished by the time firefighters arrived. | |
| In its message on X, police have said they will post more details later on as the investigation at the site is underway. | |
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