Borussia Dortmund team bus explosion sees Champions League tie against Monaco called off
BORUSSIA DORTMUND'S Champions League tie against Monaco has been called off after a bomb exploded near the German side's coach.
Dortmund star Marc Bartra was hospitalised after an explosion near the Signal Iduna Park stadium and the game will take now place tomorrow night.
Dortmund tweeted a collection of posts, saying: “There was an incident on departure of our bus. One person was injured.
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“Bomb explosion at the team bus. Players in safety. No danger in the stadium. More information will follow.
“Borussia Dortmund and police confirm there was an explosion involving the team bus with one injury (Bartra).”
reported there were three explosions around the coach rather than on board with windows broken, and that Bartra has only minor cuts to his hands.
Dortmund's Twitter account say all tickets for tonight's match are now valid for the game tomorrow and advised fans to keep calm inside the ground.