<p>A German court found <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/borussia-dortmund-player-injured-after-three-explosions-near-team-bus-14425">Sergej Wenergold, 29, guilty</a> of launching a bomb attack on the&nbsp;Borussia Dortmund team bus last year and sentenced him to 14 years in jail.</p>

<p>The court pronounced Wenergold guilty of 28 counts of attempted murder.</p>

<p>Wenergold had denoted three explosive devices while the Borussia Dortmund team bus was on its way from the hotel to the stadium to play the Champions League match against AS Monaco in April, 2017. The match, a quarter-final first leg, was called off.</p>

<p>The bus was damaged as a result of the attack and a player, Spanish international Marc Bartra, was injured. &nbsp;Bartra underwent a wrist surgery after the explosion.</p>

<p>The explosives had shattered the bus windows and the vehicle was burned on the right-hand side.</p>

<p>The defendant, Wenergold, expressed "deep regret" for what he had done, saying he had not meant to harm anyone. His lawyer said he had planned the attack to trigger a fall in BVB's share price from which he could profit.</p>

<p>Several players of Borussia Dortmund had given tearful testimony during the trial with some breaking down</p>

<p>Wenergold stayed in the same hotel as the Borussia team. He had left letters suggesting an Islamist link to the blasts but German police did not find any evidence. Police arrested him 10 days after the attack.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Wenergold said during the trial that he was sorry, "I would like to apologise to everybody."<br />
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A German court found Sergej Wenergold, 29, guilty of launching a bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus last year and sentenced him to 14 years in jail. The court pronounced Wenergold guilty of 28 counts of attempted murder.

A German court found Sergej Wenergold, 29, guilty of launching a bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus last year and sentenced him to 14 years in jail. The court pronounced Wenergold guilty of 28 counts of attempted murder. Wenergold had denoted three explosive devices while the Borussia Dortmund team bus was on its way from the hotel to the stadium to play the Champions League match against AS Monaco in April, 2017. The match, a quarter-final first leg, was called off. The bus was damaged as a result of the attack and a player, Spanish international Marc Bartra, was injured. Bartra underwent a wrist surgery after the explosion. The explosives had shattered the bus windows and the vehicle was burned on the right-hand side. The defendant, Wenergold, expressed "deep regret" for what he had done, saying he had not meant to harm anyone. His lawyer said he had planned the attack to trigger a fall in BVB's share price from which he could profit. Several players of Borussia Dortmund had given tearful testimony during the trial with some breaking down Wenergold stayed in the same hotel as the Borussia team. He had left letters suggesting an Islamist link to the blasts but German police did not find any evidence. Police arrested him 10 days after the attack. Wenergold said during the trial that he was sorry, "I would like to apologise to everybody."

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<p>Borussia Dortmund&#39;s team bus was damaged and a player was injured following three explosions near the vehicle while it was on its way to Tuesday&#39;s Champions League game at home to AS Monaco, police said.</p>

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<p>There are no indications that the explosions were part of an organised terror attack, national news agency DPA reported, citing unnamed security sources.</p>

<p>&quot;No element&quot; points in the direction of such an assault, said the German agency, in line with police who have so far also avoided describing it as a terror attack.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Police say a player for German soccer team was injured following explosions near the team bus. <a href="https://t.co/VCVZtd3fOg">https://t.co/VCVZtd3fOg</a></p>
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<p>However, the police said&nbsp;that they believe the explosions&nbsp;were directly targeted at the club.</p>

<p>&quot;We are assuming that they were a targeted attack against the Dortmund team,&quot; said Dortmund city&#39;s police chief Gregor Lange.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The match, a quarter-final first leg, was called off and rescheduled for Wednesday.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bvbasm?src=hash">#bvbasm</a> has just been postponed until Wednesday, 12 April 1845 CET. Tickets remain valid. Thanks to everyone involved in the decision.</p>
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<p>&quot;According to what is currently known, the windows of the bus were (entirely or partly) smashed and one person was injured,&quot; Dortmund police said in a said. The police said the incident happened in Hoechsten, located outside the city.</p>

<p>&quot;It is not yet possible to say exactly what the explosion was or exactly where something exploded,&quot; said the statement.</p>

<p>Dortmund said defender and Spanish international Marc Bartra had been taken to the hospital.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="de">Bei der Explosion wurde <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcBartra">@MarcBartra</a> verletzt und befindet sich derzeit im Krankenhaus. Gute und schnelle Genesung, Marc! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bvbasm?src=hash">#bvbasm</a></p>
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<p>&quot;In the explosion @MarcBartra was injured and is currently in the hospital. Good and fast recovery, Marc! #bvbasm,&quot;&nbsp;Borussia Dortmund wrote on Twitter.</p>

<p>The club also said that Bartra underwent a wrist surgery after the explosion.</p>

<p>&quot;All of our support to @MarcBartra, @BVB and their fans,&quot; Barcelona tweeted in support of their former player.</p>

<p>Police added: &quot;Currently there is no evidence of a threat to the visitors at the stadium.&quot;</p>

<p>Borussia Dortmund said in a statement: &quot;Shortly after the departure of the Borussia Dortmund team bus from the hotel to the stadium there was an incident.</p>

<p>&quot;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.&quot;</p>

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The team were on the way to Tuesday's Champions League home game against Monaco

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. 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 (WION) × There are no indications that the explosions were part of an organised terror attack, national news agency DPA reported, citing unnamed security sources. "No element" points in the direction of such an assault, said the German agency, in line with police who have so far also avoided describing it as a terror attack. Police say a player for German soccer team was injured following explosions near the team bus. https://t.co/VCVZtd3fOg — The Associated Press (@AP) April 11, 2017 × However, the police said that they believe the explosions were directly targeted at the club. "We are assuming that they were a targeted attack against the Dortmund team," said Dortmund city's police chief Gregor Lange. The match, a quarter-final first leg, was called off and rescheduled for Wednesday. #bvbasm has just been postponed until Wednesday, 12 April 1845 CET. Tickets remain valid. Thanks to everyone involved in the decision. — Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) April 11, 2017 × "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 the hospital. Bei der Explosion wurde @MarcBartra verletzt und befindet sich derzeit im Krankenhaus. Gute und schnelle Genesung, Marc! #bvbasm — Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) April 11, 2017 × "In the explosion @MarcBartra was injured and is currently in the hospital. Good and fast recovery, Marc! #bvbasm," Borussia Dortmund wrote on Twitter. The club also said that Bartra underwent a wrist surgery after the explosion. "All of our support to @MarcBartra, @BVB and their fans," Barcelona tweeted in support of their former player. 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." (Reuters)

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