German football team Borussia Dortmund have said an explosion on their team bus has left one person injured.

It comes as the side were due to play Monaco this evening.

Borussia Dortmund announce a bomb exploded on their team bus at their hotel before tonight's Champions League match against Monaco

Sky say Bartra's injuries are superficial.

Dortmund confirm a "bomb explosion" as team bus left their hotel. Players safe, they say.
@Bild reporting Bartra injured. All very worrying

The bomb was on the bus? I was thinking maybe it was outside beside it.

ISIS?

stillmerk said:

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The bomb was on the bus? I was thinking maybe it was outside beside it.

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Yeah it was three blasts near the bus. The game was rescheduled for tomorrow.

One player hurt

who?mikejones said:

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One player hurt

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Marc Bartra, the guy who recently met up with a middle-aged female Dortmund fan to give her his signed jersey. It was a really nice story. Apparently he just cut his hand on some broken glass.

Did anyone mention that the game will be played tomorrow at 11:45?

And I don't think anyone has mentioned yet, but this was Christian Pulisic's team. Presumably he was on the bus.

Suspicious package also found at their hotel after the explosion

Being reported that Bartra is in surgery and he might have a broken wrist in addition to the glass.

that sucks. didn't know the french were such hooligans.

Isn't there a decent amount of organized crime in Monaco?

There's certainly a lot of gambling...

They're saying a note was found taking responsibility. No word on the contents yet.

Can Bartra possibly play with that broken radial?

France hasn't exactly been the best place to be when it comes to terrorist activities. Hell they've tried to bomb a National team game back in 2015

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BREAKING NEWS: 'Islamist' suspect is arrested over Borussia Dortmund coach bombing in Germany after police find letter by bomber praising Christmas market truck attack

• Police say two suspected Islamic extremists are the focus of their investigation, and one has been arrested

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-investigating-directions-dortmund-blasts-46743410

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German news media reports citing unnamed sources said a note found at the scene contained radical Islamic rhetoric but that police were unsure whether that was genuine or an attempt to throw them off the track. Federal prosecutors took over the investigation; they typically handle especially serious cases, including those in which a terrorist motive is suspected.

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Investigators were also probing statements found on the web that indicated a left-wing motive to punish the club for allegedly not opposing racism strongly enough, the dpa news agency reported.

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Honestly the latter makes more sense to me... terrorists are pretty good at actually killing people. This seemed like more of an action of not wanting to really hurt anyone but wanting to screw with the team, which is why I initially suggested organized crime related to gambling, but this motive would make sense too.

Ahh. Wow. Did not know the busses were armored. I guess harm was certainly intended. I still question Islamist motives for this... but I guess regardless of perpetrator it's hard for any sane person to try to make sense of this sort of thing.

Arrests made.....................and it's Islam.

http://www.espnfc.com/uefa-champions-league/story/3102024/police-detain-suspect-in-borussia-dortmund-team-bus-blast-case

deadbq03 said:

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Ahh. Wow. Did not know the busses were armored. I guess harm was certainly intended. I still question Islamist motives for this... but I guess regardless of perpetrator it's hard for any sane person to try to make sense of this sort of thing.

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Have you not been paying attention to the rash of attacks on civilians in Europe lately? I think their motives are quite clear at this point.

As far as whether this or any other attack fits a particular M.O., ISIS is encouraging their followers to stage lone wolf attacks everywhere and any way they can. They aren't all going to fit a particular profile. This is actually one of the more sophisticated attacks of late.

I should have been more clear - it seems odd that they'd specifically target a soccer team. If the bombing were at the stadium or hotel itself, it'd make a whole lot more sense.

I agree there's no way to predict how terrorists will attack, but they almost always seek out crowds. This was a pretty focused effort against the team itself, and almost in an effort to avoid collateral damage. The leftist theory makes more sense to me, but I'll concede that terrorism by anyone doesn't have to make sense.

deadbq03 said:

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I should have been more clear - it seems odd that they'd specifically target a soccer team. If the bombing were at the stadium or hotel itself, it'd make a whole lot more sense.

I agree there's no way to predict how terrorists will attack, but they almost always seek out crowds. This was a pretty focused effort against the team itself, and almost in an effort to avoid collateral damage. The leftist theory makes more sense to me, but I'll concede that terrorism by anyone doesn't have to make sense.

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I think bombing a soccer team makes a pretty big statement personally.

"Prosecutors said the German citizen, born in Russia, was a cold-blooded person, acting out of greed to profit from a drop in the share price of the only German football club listed on the stock market."

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/borussia-dortmund/story/3341095/borussia-dortmund-bus-attack-man-pleads-guilty-on-second-day-of-trial?ex_cid=fw_affid267