GERMANY BOMB HORROR: 12 injured as Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up

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GERMANY BOMB HORROR: 12 injured as Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up outside hotspot
AT LEAST one person has been killed and 12 more are injured after a Syrian asylum seeker blew himself outside a wine bar in Germany.
By Patrick Christys
PUBLISHED: 00:00, Mon, Jul 25, 2016 | UPDATED: 04:50, Mon, Jul 25, 2016


The attack took place in Ansbach, near Nuremburg, after the 27-year-old was denied access to the nearby Ansbach Open music festival, according to Germany's interior minister Joachim Herrmann.

Hermann said the suspect, who was known to police, had lived in Germany for two years but was denied asylum in the country a year ago.

He said it is unclear if the suspect intended to kill others or just himself but said he had "tried to commit suicide" twice before and had previously been in psychiatric care in the district hospital in Ansbach.

Of the 12 people injured, three were critically injured in the blast, police said.

The city's mayor, Carda Seidel, also confirmed the inferno was caused by an explosive device.

The horrifying incident occurred at 10.30pm local time at Eugen's Weinstube, in the city's old town.

Police said the man killed is the suicide bomber and the explosive device he was carrying was detonated – but they could not confirm if it went off accidentally or intentionally.

The emergency doctor checked to see if the bomber could be resuscitated, but he was already dead.

Investigators are probing links to terrorist organisations and have not ruled out the possibility the bomber was an Islamic extremist.

Hermann said the contents of the Syrian man's backpack could have killed many more people, with the material used to make the bomb coming from metal items used in "wood manufacturing" – such as nails and screws.

Hermann said: "It is terrible that someone abuses the opportunity to find protection here in such a way. I am appalled by that.

"We have to do all we can so that such violence in our country committed by asylum seekers who have come to our country will not spread any further."


But a spokesman for the Ansbach prosecutor's office said: "If there is an Islamist link or not is purely speculation at this point."

The music festival was cancelled as a result of the blast, with around 2,500 people rushed to safety while unconfirmed reports state nearby homes have been evacuated.

The attack took place just three miles away from US military base Katterbach Kaserne, which is home to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade.

A spokesman for Herrmann said the explosion was a "deliberate" act rather than an accident.

He said: "At present we assume it is not an accident."

Heavily armed police are at the scene and officers have cordoned off the area around the wine bar.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/692793/Ansbach-explosion-Nuremberg-Germany-Blast

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It may not be a good idea to mess with and awaken the German people but so be it. Keep pissing them off.