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| Borussia Dortmund Bus Explosion, Match Cancelled Btwn BVB & Monaco | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 11 2017, 02:23 PM (109 Views) | |
| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 02:23 PM Post #1 |
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....monitoring reports of an explosion aboard the team bus for Borussia Dortmund prior to today's now-cancelled Champions League match between Dortmund & Monaco.... |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 02:48 PM Post #16 |
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(The Guardian) The German newspaper Bild is reporting that the three explosions came from devices placed on the corner of a street where the bus would have had to slow down to turn. |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 02:50 PM Post #17 |
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![]() (Daily Telegraph) Who is Marc Bartra, the player injured in the team bus explosion? Bartra, 26, joined the German club last summer from Barcelona, where the Catalan had graduated from the famed La Masia academy. The centre-back has represented Spain 13 times since his international breakthrough in 2013, and has also played five non-competitive matches for Catalonia. Bartra has been a regular feature for Dortmund in his first season with the club, making 18 league appearances and seven more in the Champions League, scoring one goal and making three assists along the way. -Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/04/11/marc-bartra-player-injured-borussia-dortmund-team-bus-explosion/ |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 02:54 PM Post #18 |
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![]() (Daily Telegraph) Police near the Borussia Dortmund team hotel after the explosion |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 03:00 PM Post #19 |
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![]() Daily Telegraph) The scoreboard announces the postponment of the game prior to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final first leg match between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco at Signal Iduna Park |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 03:01 PM Post #20 |
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(The Guardian) Here is what we know so far: --Three explosions went off at the corner of a street as Dortmund’s team bus was driving past on it way to the stadium --Windows were shattered and one player, Marc Batra, suffered injuries to an arm --There are no reports of other injuries --The match between Dortmund and Monaco has been postponed, provisionally until tomorrow |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 03:04 PM Post #21 |
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(Daily Telegraph) 'The whole team is in shock' Hans-Joachim Watzke, the Borussia Dortmund CEO, has said: "The whole team is in a shock. You will not get those pictures out of your head. I hope that the team is able to compete on the field." |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 03:06 PM Post #22 |
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(The Guardian) Dortmund’s chief executive, Hans-Joachim Watze, has released the following statement: “The team is in shock. We must get through this but it will not be easy for the players. Borussia Dortmund is especially strong in extreme situations. Everyone will come even closer together and I’m sure the team will feel this.” |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 03:11 PM Post #23 |
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(The Guardian) Bild is quoting a German policeman, Gunnar Wortmann, as saying the explosions were caused by “explosive devices” (Die Sprengsätze). |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 03:12 PM Post #24 |
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![]() (Daily Telegraph) Head coach Thomas Tuchel, right, and players of Borussia Dortmund stand outside their team bus after it was damaged in an explosion before the Champions League quarterfinal ![]() (Daily Telegraph) The Borussia Dortmund team bus is seen after an explosion near their hotel before the game |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 03:25 PM Post #25 |
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(The Guardian) According to the Spanish newspaper AS, the parents of Dortmund’s young Spanish player Mikel Merino have said that their son travelled to hospital in the ambulance with his compatriot, Marc Bartra. Merino’s parents said their son did not know who “threw the objects” at the bus. |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 03:47 PM Post #26 |
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(The Guardian) Amid a worrying negative, a heartening positive: Borussia Dortmund are using twitter - and the hashtag #bedforawayfans - to encourage their supporters to put up Monaco fans who had been planning to return home tonight but now wish to stay to see the match tomorrow (it has been provisionally rescheduled to 5:45pm local time). Die Welt reports that Dortmund’s team bus is fitted with particularly strong safety glass and this is likely to have prevented more serious injuries. Meanwhile, Germany’s minister of justice, Heiko Mass, has thanked Dortmund for the way they have handled the situation so far, adding: “You’ll never walk alone”. |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 04:03 PM Post #27 |
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(Daily Telegraph) 'Targetted attack on the Dortmund team bus' Spiegel magazine is reporting that German security sources believe it was a targetted attack on the team bus, writes Justin Huggler in Berlin. The explosives were probably hidden in a hedge by the side of the road. Bartra's injuries are not thought to be serious. Lukasz Piszczek, a defender for Borussia Dortmund, told Poland's Przeglad Sportowy newspaper: "As we were driving alongside a number of cars, a bonb went off at the side of the road. Bartra has a cast on his arm. He's in the hospital." |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 04:05 PM Post #28 |
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(The Guardian) As we await further details of what and who caused today’s disruption, Monaco also have to consider mere sporting matters: the reason tomorrow’s kickoff has been scheduled for two hours earlier than it was supposed to take place at today is that the French club hopes to be able to fly home tomorrow so that they will have two days to prepare for their next league game. That match, against Dijon, is slated for Saturday afternoon, although there are suggestions that Ligue 1 authorities may allow that, too, to be pushed back. Monaco, remember, are locked in an exciting title race with Paris Saint-Germain, over whom they currently have just a three point lead. |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 04:10 PM Post #29 |
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(The Guardian) Roman Bürki, Dortmund’s Swiss goalkeeper, was sitting next to Marc Bartra on the team bus and has given this account of what happened. “The bus turned on the main road when there was suddenly a huge bang, a proper explosion. The police were quickly on the spot and handled the situation. We were all in shock … After the bang we all ducked and those who could lie on the floor did so. We didn’t know what was going to happen next.” |
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| Webster | Apr 11 2017, 04:12 PM Post #30 |
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(Daily Telegraph) 'Serious explosive devices' used in attack German police have said they working on the assumption "serious explosive devices" were used in the attack on the Dortmund team bus. |
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