BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A Syrian refugee has been killed setting off a bomb at a bar in southern Germany which also wounded a dozen other people late Sunday, authorities say, the third attack to hit Bavaria in a week. The 27-year-old man, whose asylum application was rejected a year ago, had been targeting a nearby pop music festival, regional interior minister Joachim Herrmann said, according to DPA. Some 2,500 people have been evacuated from […]
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Suspected bomber killed in German bar blast: police
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — The man killed by an explosion at a bar in the southern German city of Ansbach late on Sunday was the one who set off the blast, local police said. At least 12 other people were injured in the explosion, which went off close to a bar in the city centre at around 10:00 pm (2000 GMT). Some 2,500 people were gathered nearby for an open-air music festival, which local media […]
Blast at German bar ‘deliberate’: local authorities
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — An explosion which killed at least one person at a bar in the southern German city of Ansbach on Sunday night was set off on purpose, local authorities told AFP. “The explosion was set off deliberately,” said Michael Siefener, a spokesman for the regional interior ministry, adding that authorities were trying to establish the exact cause. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
One dead, 11 injured by blast in German city of Ansbach: report
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — One person was killed and 11 injured by an explosion at a restaurant in the southern German city of Ansbach on Sunday night, DPA reported, citing local police. Officers have cordoned off the centre of the Bavarian city and rescue services are on the scene, the news agency reported, although details of what caused the explosion are still unclear. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse





