RT, but I've seen other sources
At least one person has been killed and 11 others injured after an explosion struck a restaurant in the south German city of Ansbach, Bavaria. Authorities believe it was a ‘deliberate' act caused by an improvised device.
The incident took place in the central part of the city, close to an area in which a music festival took place at the weekend, Suddeutsche Zeitung reported. Police have cordoned off the area around the restaurant and are conducting a crime scene investigation.
"The explosion in downtown Ansbach was not a gas explosion, but was caused by an explosive device," Ansbach Mayor Carda Seidel confirmed. Seidel also said that it should not be ruled out that there could have been several explosions.
Police suspect that the only person killed in the explosion was the attacker himself, local media report.
The police have set up an operations center in City Hall and a crisis team has been formed. A special police task force (SEC) has also been deployed. Volunteer firefighters from Nuremberg, Katzwang and Almoshof were called in to assist authorities.
Syrian man denied asylum killed in 'intentional' blast near Ansbach music festival. A Syrian asylum seeker who had previously tried to commit suicide has been cited as the man who was killed in an 'intentional' bomb blast in the Bavarian town of Ansbach. Twelve people were injured in the explosion.
| Hopefully the police are looking into where he got the bomb. There also seems to be a policy of allowing those whose asylum requests are rejected to stay on indefinitely -- perhaps it is time to change that to regular shipments home. |
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