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| Germany blast: Ansbach bar explosion 'leaves one dead' | Germany blast: Ansbach bar explosion 'leaves one dead' |
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| An explosion at a bar in the southern German city of Ansbach, near Nuremberg, has killed one person and injured at least 11 others, reports say. | |
| There are conflicting reports about the cause, although the city's mayor is quoted as saying it was an "explosive device". | There are conflicting reports about the cause, although the city's mayor is quoted as saying it was an "explosive device". |
| Police have sealed off the area around Eugene's Wine Bar, the Nordbayern.de news website reported. | Police have sealed off the area around Eugene's Wine Bar, the Nordbayern.de news website reported. |
| Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann is on his way to the scene. | |
| The interior ministry said that the explosion appeared to have been intentional, contradicting initial reports that suggested it might have been a gas explosion. | The interior ministry said that the explosion appeared to have been intentional, contradicting initial reports that suggested it might have been a gas explosion. |
| Ansbach Mayor Carda Seidel told journalists that the explosion was caused by an explosive device, Nordbayern.de said (in German). | Ansbach Mayor Carda Seidel told journalists that the explosion was caused by an explosive device, Nordbayern.de said (in German). |
| The city's central square is packed with emergency vehicles and a town house is being used as an operations centre, the report added. | The city's central square is packed with emergency vehicles and a town house is being used as an operations centre, the report added. |
| The incident comes amid tension following other bloody events in Germany over the past week. | The incident comes amid tension following other bloody events in Germany over the past week. |
| A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine dead while an axe attack on a train a week ago in Wuerzburg, Bavaria, injured several people. | A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine dead while an axe attack on a train a week ago in Wuerzburg, Bavaria, injured several people. |