Borussia Dortmund explosion: One player injured as blasts hit German football team bus

Borussia Dortmund’s team bus has been damaged and a player injured after three explosions hit the vehicle while it was on its way to a Champions League game against AS Monaco.

Key points:

• Spanish international Marc Bartra undergoes surgery on a broken wrist
• Game against AS Monaco rescheduled for Wednesday
• Police unsure what caused explosions

Police said in a statement they were working on the assumption that the blasts were caused by “serious explosive devices”, which may have been hidden in a hedge near a car park.

They did not elaborate on the possible nature of the devices or say who might have planted them.

“According to what is currently known, the windows of the bus were (entirely or partly) smashed and one person was injured,” Dortmund police said.

“It is not yet possible to say exactly what the explosion was or exactly where something exploded.”

The police said the incident happened after 7:00pm (local time) in Hoechsten, outside Dortmund.

The team were on their way to the quarter-final first-leg match, which was called off and rescheduled for Wednesday.

Source: Borussia Dortmund explosion: One player injured as blasts hit German football team bus – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)