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2nd LD: Explosions hit Dortmund team's bus, one player injured

Xinhua, April 11, 2017 Adjust font size:

German soccer team Dortmund said Tuesday that its Champions League match against Monaco was canceled and one play injured after explosions hit team bus.

Explosions hit the team bus of Borussia Dortmund ahead of its first game of UEFA Champions League quarter-final against AS Monaco Tuesday evening, local police said via twitter.

The explosion triggered by three explosive subjects happened in the district Hoechsten of the western German city of Dortmund.

Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc Bartra was injured and in hospital, the club said.

The match will be put off until 6:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

Three explosions hit Dortmund team's bus in the district of Hoechsten of the western German city of Dortmund, as the team set off from their hotel to the stadium Signal Iduna Park. Endit