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| Germany blast: Ansbach explosion 'kills suspected bomber' | Germany blast: Ansbach explosion 'kills suspected bomber' |
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| An explosion in the German city of Ansbach, near Nuremberg, has killed a suspected bomber and injured 12 other people, three seriously, police say. | An explosion in the German city of Ansbach, near Nuremberg, has killed a suspected bomber and injured 12 other people, three seriously, police say. |
| They said a man - "according to our current knowledge the perpetrator" - had died in the blast. | They said a man - "according to our current knowledge the perpetrator" - had died in the blast. |
| The intended target was not clear but about 2,000 people have been evacuated from a nearby open-air music festival, the Bavarian interior ministry said. | The intended target was not clear but about 2,000 people have been evacuated from a nearby open-air music festival, the Bavarian interior ministry said. |
| It is third attack in the state of Bavaria in a week. | |
| A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine dead while an axe attack on a train a week ago in Wuerzburg 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 injured several people. |
| The explosion in Ansbach happened shortly after 22:00 (20:00 GMT) in, or close to, a wine bar that was near the entrance to the music festival, German media reported. | |
| Initial reports suggested it might have been a gas explosion but the Bavarian interior ministry later said the blast appeared to have been intentional. | Initial reports suggested it might have been a gas explosion but the Bavarian interior ministry later said the blast appeared to have been intentional. |
| A police spokeswoman later said the suspected attacker had been carrying a backpack, but his identity was not yet known. | A police spokeswoman later said the suspected attacker had been carrying a backpack, but his identity was not yet known. |
| Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann has travelled to the area. | |
| The city's central square is packed with emergency vehicles. |