Champions League team hit by bombing
Just in the last hour the team buss of Borussia Dortmund was caught up in a bomb attack near their hotel while heading to their match. Reports have one person injured ATM:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/38347121 |
What location in what country?
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Dortmund Germany.
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Were British soccer fans involved?
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Currently major news here in Germany.
- It happened just before the match Borussia Dortmund vs. AS Monaco, in Dortmund. - The bus just turned into a driveway/parking lot in front of a hotel when three devices exploded. They were filled with metal pins. One motorcycle policeman escorting the bus and a team member were injured (both not critically). The devices had been hidden under/behind/within a hedge which may have contributed to the lack of impact. - The match has been re-scheduled for tonight (they're on an awfully tight schedule for the Champion's League, and most people agree to not let the terrorist win by waiting a lot longer. As one Dortmund fan put it: "They can lick my arse.") - There have been reports of a fourth, not-exploded, device been found at the scene. - Three identical letters claiming an islamistic background have been found. Unusual for that are concrete demands (removing German Air Force fighter jets doing recon in Syria out of Incirlik, Turkey). There's been another letter posted online (already removed, AFAIK) claiming a radical-left background, criticizing the "politics of Borussia Dortmund". There's doubt about the authenticity of the letters both by the press and authorities; the language, lack of symbols, and concrete demands don't fit with the claimed background. There's been speculation that the letters are false flags. - There are already two suspects. Both of their living accomodations have been searched, one of the suspects is in custody. No word about their background yet. |
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One player has been injured: Marc Bartra (Spain) suffert a broken radius (lower arm) and intrusion of several objects (glass shards, I'd guess). Has successfully undergone surgery. A police man, who excorted the team bus on a motobike, suffered barotrauma and shock. One official of the club has said that Dortmund players free to decide if they play tonight if they truly feel unable to play after the shocking experience yesterday. |
A week later, still no clear lead on whodunnit.
Just watched the "Heute" news on the second German (national public) TV channel, ZDF. Investigators recreated the crime with a stand-in bus at the original scene and found that the football team was lucky - had the three bombs been exploded one second earlier and aimed a tad lower, there would have been a lot more damage, injuries, and possibly death. In the meantime, a third written claim of responsibility has surfaced - this time pretending to come from some neonazi background. Investigators doubt the veracity of all three testimonials and consider an Islamist background more and more improbable: The letter found at the scene is just wrong in style, adornment, goals. Anything seems possible at this point: Some extreme ultra "fan" group (either BVB's own crazy ultras, or from sonme rival team); the international betting mafia; ... Borussia Dortmund lost the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal against AS Monaco at home 2:3, less than 24 hours after they suffered the bomb attack. The second leg will be played tonight at Monaco. |
Financial Terrorism.
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According to an AP article, he took out a five-figure loan to buy thousands of shares in the team using a "put option".
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He apparently bought the shares the day of the bombing, using a computer at the hotel where the team was staying. Criminal mastermind. |
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The Russians are honest-to-God Bond villains.
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The current summary on the German Wikipedia - my translation:
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