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Islamist suspect held after 3 blasts rock Borussia Dortmund bus

Three letters at site show link to possible terror group bent on disrupting high profile UEFA games
Thu, Apr 13, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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Police patrol outside the stadium after Dortmund's team bus had some windows broken by the explosion on Tuesday.
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The damaged bus. Dortmund's chief executive Hans-Joachim Watze has vowed that his side "will not give in to terror".
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Dortmund, Germany

GERMAN investigators on Wednesday detained an Islamist suspect over three explosions rocked Borussia Dortmund's team bus, prosecutors said, confirming that the probe was examining a possible "terrorist link".

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