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Germany blast: Syrian migrant 'behind Ansbach explosion' Germany blast: Syrian migrant 'behind Ansbach explosion'
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A failed asylum seeker from Syria killed himself and injured 12 other people after setting off a bomb outside an open-air music festival in the German city of Ansbach, officials say. A failed asylum seeker from Syria killed himself and injured 12 other people after setting off a bomb near an open-air music festival in the German city of Ansbach, officials say.
Bavaria's interior minister said the 27-year-old man had detonated his device after being refused entry to the festival in the southern city. Bavaria's interior minister said the 27-year-old man detonated a backpack device after being refused entry to the festival in the southern city.
About 2,500 people were evacuated from the festival site after the explosion. About 2,500 people were evacuated from the venue after the explosion.
It is the third attack in the state of Bavaria in a week.It is the third attack in the state of Bavaria in a week.
A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine dead while an axe-wielding teenager was shot dead after injuring several people on a train a week ago in Wuerzburg. A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine dead while an axe-wielding teenager was shot dead after injuring four people on a train a week ago in Wuerzburg.
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said the explosion happened at about 22:10 (20:10 GMT) near the entrance to the music festival. The explosion is reported to have happened at about 22:10 (20:10 GMT) outside a bar in the city which is a short distance from the entrance to the music festival.
The suspected attacker had entered Germany two years ago and had his asylum claim rejected a year ago, Mr Herrmann said. Police said three of the injured were in a serious condition.
Security services have sealed off the city centre and experts are trying to establish the kind of explosives the bomber used.
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said the suspected attacker had entered Germany two years ago and had his asylum claim rejected a year ago.
He had been given leave to stay temporarily given the situation in his home country and provided with an apartment in Ansbach, he added.He had been given leave to stay temporarily given the situation in his home country and provided with an apartment in Ansbach, he added.
The minister said he was "incensed" by the attack, which he said demonstrated the need "to strengthen controls on those we have living in our country".The minister said he was "incensed" by the attack, which he said demonstrated the need "to strengthen controls on those we have living in our country".
Initial reports had suggested the blast might have been a gas explosion. Mr Herrmann said the man was known to have attempted suicide twice before, adding: "We don't know if this man planned on suicide or if he had the intention of killing others."
However, he said the explosives in his backpack would have been sufficient to kill and injure many more people.