Marc Bartra hospitalized following an explosion that went off close to Dortmund's travelling bus

Burussia Dortmund defender, Marc Batra has been hospitalized following an explosion that went off close to the team's travelling bus, which was conveying the players and coaching staffs to the signal iduna park ahead of their uefa champions league quarter finals clash with Monaco, which has since been postponed.


According to a police statement: there were three explosions close to Borussia Dortmund's team bus. Initial findings make police believe that there was an attack with serious explosives. Those explosives might have been hidden in a hedge near a parking lot."


The club confirmed the incident in a series of tweets, affirming that Bartra had been taken to the hospital after windows were shattered in three explosions near the team bus.

UEFA said the match, a quarterfinal first leg against Monaco, had been postponed until Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. Nigerian time (12:45 p.m. ET).

Dortmund had urged travelling Monaco fans who needed accommodation for the night to tweet "#bedforawayfans, fans have also been told to retain same tickets for Wednesday.
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