Three Explosions in Dortmund, Germany – One Player Injured
April 11, 2017, 9:43 PM (IDT)
Three small explosions were detonated Tuesday near the bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund team to their home stadium for Tuesday’s Champions League against Monaco.
Police evacuated tens of thousands of spectators from the stadium.
The match was delayed, as police investigate possible terror incident.
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.
Defender Marc Bartra was injured by flying glass. Pictures from the scene showed the bus’s windows broken in the blasts.
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