Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco.
In a press conference, the head of Dortmund police said it was a targeted attack on the team.
Spain international Marc Bartra was taken to hospital with an injury to his hand. No other players were hurt.
The first indications were that this was an "attack with serious explosives", Dortmund police said.
The match was postponed until 18:45 local time (16:45 GMT) on Wednesday.
Pictures from the scene showed the bus's windows broken and tyres burst in the blasts.
Police said that "three explosive charges had detonated" at Hoechsten outside the city at about 19:00 local time.
Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco.
In a press conference, the head of Dortmund police said it was a targeted attack on the team.
Spain international Marc Bartra was taken to hospital with an injury to his hand. No other players were hurt.
The first indications were that this was an "attack with serious explosives", Dortmund police said.
The match was postponed until 18:45 local time (16:45 GMT) on Wednesday.
Pictures from the scene showed the bus's windows broken and tyres burst in the blasts.
Police said that "three explosive charges had detonated" at Hoechsten outside the city at about 19:00 local time.
Fans at the 80,000-capacity Signal Iduna Park were told to stay there until it was safe to leave.
The stadium was later evacuated safely and police thanked the fans for their co-operation.
Monaco fans were praised for their chants of support for Dortmund. Social media also carried offers from Dortmund residents to Monaco fans in need of a bed for the night on #bedforawayfans.
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