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German police had earlier said they were investigating a possible Islamist link to three explosions that rocked the Borussia Dortmund football team bus as the club vowed not to give into &quot;terror&quot; (WION)
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German police have detained one person, an &quot;Islamist&quot; suspect over three explosions that struck Borussia Dortmund&#39;s team bus, prosecutors said on Wednesday, confirming that the investigation was examining a possible &quot;terrorist link&quot;.

&quot;Two suspects from the Islamist spectrum have become the focus of our investigation. Both of their apartments were searched, and one of the two has been detained,&quot; said lead prosecutor Frauke Koehle.&nbsp;Separately, national news agency DPA said a second claim of responsibility emerged online, this time possibly linked to &quot;anti-fascist&quot; far-left groups. 
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German police had earlier said they were investigating a possible Islamist link to three explosions that rocked the Borussia Dortmund football team bus as the club vowed not to give in to &quot;terror&quot;.

Dortmund&#39;s Spanish international Marc Bartra and a policeman were injured in the roadside blasts set off as the bus took the team to their Champions League game against Monaco on Tuesday night.&nbsp;The match was put back to Wednesday amid a ratcheting of security around Dortmund and in Munich where Bayern Munich take on Real Madrid.

UEFA said that security will be tightened around Wednesday&#39;s Champions League quarter-final games following a bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus.&nbsp;There were extra forces around team hotels and their buses will take special safe routes to the stadiums.

A letter found at the scene of Tuesday&#39;s attack &quot;claims responsibility for what happened,&quot; prosecutor Sandra Luecke said late Tuesday. The &quot;authenticity is being verified,&quot; she added.&nbsp;Luecke did not give details of the letter, but media citing unnamed sources said it referred to the Berlin Christmas market attack in December that killed 12 people. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group.

It also mentioned Germany&#39;s deployment of Tornado reconnaissance missions as part of an anti-IS international coalition, they reported.&nbsp;The assault was described by Dortmund city&#39;s police chief as a &quot;targeted attack&quot; against the team.

But Dortmund&#39;s chief executive Hans-Joachim Watze vowed that his side &quot;will not give in to terror&quot;, as the club announced that the players have returned to training a day after the blasts.&nbsp;&quot;We will play not only for ourselves today. We will play for everyone... we want to show that terror and hate can never determine our actions,&quot; he said in a statement.

German authorities have held off from describing it as an organised &#39;terror attack&#39;. But the probe has been taken over by federal prosecutors, whose remit includes terror investigations.&nbsp;Separately, national news agency DPA said the second claim of responsibility emerged online, this time possibly linked to &quot;anti-fascist&quot; far-left groups.

Investigators were also looking at the letter, which says the team was attacked because it did not speak out enough against racists and Nazis, added DPA.&nbsp;Germany has been on high alert since a series of jihadist attacks last year, including Berlin market assault.

The explosives detonated minutes after the Dortmund team bus pulled away from the squad&#39;s hotel and headed for their quarter-final, first-leg tie against Monaco.&nbsp;Bartra underwent surgery on a broken wrist after he was hit by flying glass, Dortmund president Reinhard Rauball told NTV news channel.

The injured policeman, who was on a motorcycle escorting the team bus, suffered trauma from the noise of the blasts.&nbsp;&quot;We are assuming that they were a targeted attack against the Dortmund team,&quot; said the western German city&#39;s police chief Gregor Lange.

The explosives shattered the bus windows and the vehicle was burned on the right-hand side.&nbsp;&quot;The bus turned onto the main road when there was a huge noise - a big explosion,&quot; Dortmund&#39;s Swiss goalkeeper Roman Burki told Swiss media.&nbsp;

&quot;After the bang, we all crouched down in the bus. We did not know if more would come.&quot;

(AFP) 
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The assault was described by Dortmund city's police chief as a 'targeted attack' against the team

German police had earlier said they were investigating a possible Islamist link to three explosions that rocked the Borussia Dortmund football team bus as the club vowed not to give into "terror" (WION) × German police have detained one person, an "Islamist" suspect over three explosions that struck Borussia Dortmund's team bus, prosecutors said on Wednesday, confirming that the investigation was examining a possible "terrorist link". "Two suspects from the Islamist spectrum have become the focus of our investigation. Both of their apartments were searched, and one of the two has been detained," said lead prosecutor Frauke Koehle. Separately, national news agency DPA said a second claim of responsibility emerged online, this time possibly linked to "anti-fascist" far-left groups. German police had earlier said they were investigating a possible Islamist link to three explosions that rocked the Borussia Dortmund football team bus as the club vowed not to give in to "terror". Dortmund's Spanish international Marc Bartra and a policeman were injured in the roadside blasts set off as the bus took the team to their Champions League game against Monaco on Tuesday night. The match was put back to Wednesday amid a ratcheting of security around Dortmund and in Munich where Bayern Munich take on Real Madrid. UEFA said that security will be tightened around Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final games following a bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus. There were extra forces around team hotels and their buses will take special safe routes to the stadiums. A letter found at the scene of Tuesday's attack "claims responsibility for what happened," prosecutor Sandra Luecke said late Tuesday. The "authenticity is being verified," she added. Luecke did not give details of the letter, but media citing unnamed sources said it referred to the Berlin Christmas market attack in December that killed 12 people. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group. It also mentioned Germany's deployment of Tornado reconnaissance missions as part of an anti-IS international coalition, they reported. The assault was described by Dortmund city's police chief as a "targeted attack" against the team. But Dortmund's chief executive Hans-Joachim Watze vowed that his side "will not give in to terror", as the club announced that the players have returned to training a day after the blasts. "We will play not only for ourselves today. We will play for everyone... we want to show that terror and hate can never determine our actions," he said in a statement. German authorities have held off from describing it as an organised 'terror attack'. But the probe has been taken over by federal prosecutors, whose remit includes terror investigations. Separately, national news agency DPA said the second claim of responsibility emerged online, this time possibly linked to "anti-fascist" far-left groups. Investigators were also looking at the letter, which says the team was attacked because it did not speak out enough against racists and Nazis, added DPA. Germany has been on high alert since a series of jihadist attacks last year, including Berlin market assault. The explosives detonated minutes after the Dortmund team bus pulled away from the squad's hotel and headed for their quarter-final, first-leg tie against Monaco. Bartra underwent surgery on a broken wrist after he was hit by flying glass, Dortmund president Reinhard Rauball told NTV news channel. The injured policeman, who was on a motorcycle escorting the team bus, suffered trauma from the noise of the blasts. "We are assuming that they were a targeted attack against the Dortmund team," said the western German city's police chief Gregor Lange. The explosives shattered the bus windows and the vehicle was burned on the right-hand side. "The bus turned onto the main road when there was a huge noise - a big explosion," Dortmund's Swiss goalkeeper Roman Burki told Swiss media. "After the bang, we all crouched down in the bus. We did not know if more would come." (AFP)

Borussia Dortmund bus attack: One person detained, German police probing 'Islamist link'

US President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and pledged Washington&#39;s &quot;full support&quot; for Moscow&#39;s response to the deadly attack on the Saint Petersburg metro, the White House said.

Trump expressed his condolences and condemned the attack, which killed 11 people and left dozens wounded. Russian authorities said they were probing an &quot;act of terror.&quot;

&quot;President Trump offered the full support of the United States Government in responding to the attack and bringing those responsible to justice,&quot; the White House said in a statement about the phone call.

&quot;Both President Trump and President Putin agreed that terrorism must be decisively and quickly defeated.&quot;

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion in Saint Petersburg, which comes after the Islamic State group called for attacks on Russia in retribution for its military intervention in Syria fighting against the jihadists.

Earlier Monday at a White House event, Trump described the attack as &quot;a terrible thing.&quot;

Trump&#39;s phone call with Putin comes as the US Congress investigates Russian interference in last year&#39;s presidential election.

American intelligence alleges that Putin directed a campaign to tip the US election in Trump&#39;s favor.

(AFP)

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Trump expressed his condolences and condemned the attack, which killed 11 people and left dozens wounded

US President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and pledged Washington's "full support" for Moscow's response to the deadly attack on the Saint Petersburg metro, the White House said. Trump expressed his condolences and condemned the attack, which killed 11 people and left dozens wounded. Russian authorities said they were probing an "act of terror." "President Trump offered the full support of the United States Government in responding to the attack and bringing those responsible to justice," the White House said in a statement about the phone call. "Both President Trump and President Putin agreed that terrorism must be decisively and quickly defeated." There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion in Saint Petersburg, which comes after the Islamic State group called for attacks on Russia in retribution for its military intervention in Syria fighting against the jihadists. Earlier Monday at a White House event, Trump described the attack as "a terrible thing." Trump's phone call with Putin comes as the US Congress investigates Russian interference in last year's presidential election. American intelligence alleges that Putin directed a campaign to tip the US election in Trump's favor. (AFP)

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