One football player injured in explosions in Dortmund

The match, a quarterfinal first leg, was called off and rescheduled for Wednesday.

April 12, 2017 12:23 am | Updated 12:27 am IST - DORTMUND, Germany

The bus of Borussia Dortmund was damaged by explosion some in Dortmund, western Germany on Tuesday.

The bus of Borussia Dortmund was damaged by explosion some in Dortmund, western Germany on Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund's team bus was damaged and a player was injured following three explosions near the vehicle while it was on its way to Tuesday's Champions League game at home to AS Monaco, police said on Tuesday.

The match, a quarterfinal first leg, was called off and rescheduled for Wednesday.

“According to what is currently known, the windows of the bus were (entirely or partly) smashed and one person was injured,” Dortmund police said in a said. The police said the incident happened in Hoechsten, located outside the city.

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

Dortmund said defender and Spanish international Marc Bartra had been taken to hospital.

Police added: “Currently there is no evidence of a threat to the visitors at the stadium.”

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.

“The bus has been damaged in two places. One person has been injured and is in the hospital. At this point we will inform as soon as we know more.”

Dortmund later said in a tweet that the match would go ahead on Wednesday at 1845 local time.

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