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Dortmund Bus Explosions: Monaco Match Cancelled As Marc Bartra Taken To Hospital by kolafolabi(m): 8:12pm On Apr 11, 2017
Borussia Dortmund's Marc Bartra has been injured after three explosions close to the team bus.

The Champions League quarter final match against Monaco has been postponed.

Initially reports suggested Bartra sustained a hand injury in the incident. He was receiving treatment in hospital.

The Borussia Dortmund team bus after the incident
'The whole team is in shock'
Hans-Joachim Watzke, the Borussia Dortmund CEO, has said: "The whole team is in a shock. You will not get those pictures out of your head. I hope that the team is able to compete on the field."

The stadium announcement
The scoreboard announces the postponment of the game prior to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final first leg match between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco at Signal Iduna Park
The scoreboard announces the postponment of the game prior to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final first leg match between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco at Signal Iduna


7:53pm
Police secure Borussia Dortmund hotel
Police near the Borussia Dortmund team hotel after the explosion


7:48pm
Who is Marc Bartra, the player injured in the team bus explosion?
Bartra, 26, joined the German club last summer from Barcelona, where the Catalan had graduated from the famed La Masia academy.

The centre-back has represented Spain 13 times since his international breakthrough in 2013, and has also played five non-competitive matches for Catalonia.

Dortmund's Spanish defender Marc Bartra (L) and Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Bayern Munich v BVB Borussia Dortmund in Munich, southern Germany, on April 8, 2017
Dortmund's Spanish defender Marc Bartra (L) and Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Bayern Munich v BVB Borussia Dortmund in Munich, southern Germany, on April 8, 2017 CREDIT: AFP
Bartra has been a regular feature for Dortmund in his first season with the club, making 18 league appearances and seven more in the Champions League, scoring one goal and making three assists along the way.

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Re: Dortmund Bus Explosions: Monaco Match Cancelled As Marc Bartra Taken To Hospital by twisteddaNy(m): 8:13pm On Apr 11, 2017
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