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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Merkel calls Dortmund bus bomb ‘a repugnant act’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleChancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman condemns the explosions targeting the Borussia Dortmund team bus as “a repugnant act” and says the German leader has spoken with the club’s chief executive.
Spokesman Steffen Seibert tells reporters that Merkel was “dismayed” by the attack. He said Merkel spoke by phone with Dortmund’s Hans-Joachim Watzke and wished the team “all the best.”
Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere plans to attend the rescheduled Champions League quarterfinal match against Monaco on Wednesday evening. Ministry spokesman Tobias Plate said that he was traveling to Dortmund as a sign of solidarity.
German federal prosecutors say they have taken up investigations of the attack.
— AP
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