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Blasts injure Borussia Dortmund player ahead of crucial fixture

| | Apr 12, 2017, at 03:25 pm
Dortmund, Apr 12 (IBNS): A Borussia Dortmund player and Spanish international, Marc Bartra was injured in a series of blasts, targeted at the bus carrying his teammates to their home fixture against Monaco, reports said.

The players were on their way to play the Champions League quarter final clash on Tuesday, when three explosions hit their bus.

Local police have termed it a targeted attack on the team as an investigation is on.

Police have also found a letter near the crime scene and investigating it.

Meanwhile, the scheduled fixture has been postponed.

Bartra also underwent an operation.

 

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