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Monaco shows full support to Dortmund after explosions

Xinhua, April 11, 2017 Adjust font size:

Ligue 1 side Monaco has showed full support to the club of Dortmund, its opponents in the Champions League quarter-final, as the two sides' first-leg clash was called off following explosions to the Bundesliga team's bus on Tuesday.

"In these difficult circumstances, AS Monaco would first of all like to express their full support for the Borussia Dortmund players and everyone at the club," Monaco said in a statement on its official website.

According to local police, Dortmund's team bus has been attacked with a bomb on its way to the stadium around 7 p.m. local time, and Spanish defender Marc Bartra was in hospital with arm and hand injury caused by shattered window.

The matchup between Dortmund and Monaco was postponed to 6:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

Monaco said that all tickets will be valid for the postponed match, adding that supporters will be reimbursed if they prefer, and instructions on how to obtain reimbursement will be announced by the club shortly.

Monaco fans who spent overnight in Dortmund will be reimbursed 80 euros (around 85 U.S. dollars) per person, the club later announced on its Twittter account. Endit