Dortmund Attack: Police Arrest One Suspect In Connection With Blast

Police has been investigating the ugly incident after a letter was found near the scene of the blast, which suggest possible Islamic extremist motive for the attack.

Frauke Koehler, a spokeswoman for federal prosecutors, said at a news conference on Wednesday that two suspects from the “Islamist spectrum” have become the focus of the Dortmund investigation.

She said both of their apartments were searched and one of them has been detained.

According to her, the letter at the attack site demands the withdrawal of German Tornado reconnaissance jets from Turkey and the closure of the United States’ Ramstein Air Base in Germany. She said authorities are still evaluating its credibility.

German officials earlier said that authorities are still “in the dark” about the motive for the attack on Borussia Dortmund’s team bus and don’t know whether one or several perpetrators were responsible.

Players and fans of Borussia Dortmund were stunned on Tuesday night after three explosives detonated near their team bus, injuring one player.

The German team bus was en route to the Westfalenstadion for the UEFA Champions League quarter-final clash against AS Monaco, when the incident occurred.

The affected player, Marc Bartra underwent an operation after breaking a bone in his wrist, the team said.