Shock for Borussia Dortmund: The Federal Criminal Police may have foiled a bomb-attack on the stadium of the soccer Bundesliga. Three suspicious objects have been explosive, according to BKA "in the vicinity of the stadium" found. They have been "rendered harmless and safe". Suspects is a 25 year old German citizen, the subject and the background is unclear.
"The forensic investigations are ongoing concerning possible functionality of the explosives and suspicious items discovered the potential of using the chemicals. After an initial assessment but was likely not an acute risk to the population", said the BKA. Even so there will be the league home game against Borussia Dortmund Hannover 96 on Saturday, according to the police in Dortmund as planned.
"The published results of investigations by the Federal police in Dortmund sees no danger to the visitors of the Signal Iduna Park," it said in a press release, which was confirmed by the club. According to information from several sources, the investigators found in the parking lot at the C terminus of the subway station a suspicious package with a time fuze.
The area around the station and the nearby Helmut Körnig athletics hall was locked. In the afternoon on the way from the station to the arena just a few bare beaten bodies were seen in the bushes, separated by barrier tapes lay on the ground. Hans-Joachim Watzke, CEO of the Bundesliga championship leader, announced in all prudence for a response from the association: "To allow the safe area visiting all the fans at the game on Saturday, the BVB precaution its security measures in consultation with the police yet even worse.
"The German Football Federation (DFB) had in the person of his security officer Helmut Spahn out that" we in the league stadiums have an extremely high level of security. " 
"The forensic investigations are ongoing concerning possible functionality of the explosives and suspicious items discovered the potential of using the chemicals. After an initial assessment but was likely not an acute risk to the population", said the BKA. Even so there will be the league home game against Borussia Dortmund Hannover 96 on Saturday, according to the police in Dortmund as planned.
"The published results of investigations by the Federal police in Dortmund sees no danger to the visitors of the Signal Iduna Park," it said in a press release, which was confirmed by the club. According to information from several sources, the investigators found in the parking lot at the C terminus of the subway station a suspicious package with a time fuze.
The area around the station and the nearby Helmut Körnig athletics hall was locked. In the afternoon on the way from the station to the arena just a few bare beaten bodies were seen in the bushes, separated by barrier tapes lay on the ground. Hans-Joachim Watzke, CEO of the Bundesliga championship leader, announced in all prudence for a response from the association: "To allow the safe area visiting all the fans at the game on Saturday, the BVB precaution its security measures in consultation with the police yet even worse.
"The German Football Federation (DFB) had in the person of his security officer Helmut Spahn out that" we in the league stadiums have an extremely high level of security. "
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