Media: a native of Russia suspect in the case about the explosion in Dortmund
MOSCOW, 21 APR — R-Sports. Police detained the alleged organizer of the attack on the bus of Dortmund football club “Borussia”, according to Spiegel.
The first game of the quarter finals of the Champions League between Borussia Dortmund and Monaco was to be held on 11 April in Dortmund, but was postponed for a day due to blasts on the bus of the German club. As a result of the incident, the Dortmund defender Marc Bartra received a fracture of the radius.
According to Bild, on Friday morning, the police of Baden-württemberg have arrested a suspected organizer of the attack. The detainee is a native of Russia, 28-summer Sergey V. At the moment the police are busy searching for two potential accomplices, who are also natives of Russia. According to investigators, three explosive devices were stuffed with metal objects, and their destructive power reached several hundred meters. The suspect was able to activate the device from a hotel room, which he specifically withdrew in advance.
It is reported that Sergey V. drew the attention of staff, where, shortly after the bombing. While all the guests excitedly ran, he quietly went to a restaurant and ordered a steak. In addition, when booking the room to asked the view from the window on the road where the explosion occurred. According to investigators, the detainee was not related to any extremist organizations. On one of versions, Sergey V. made explosions to make money. It is alleged that earlier he had bought 15 thousand shares, Borussia Dortmund, 78 thousand euros, and after the explosion and subsequent collapse of the stock market he could earn about 3.9 million euros.
In addition, it is reported that the suspect was able to build a bomb. In the summer of 2015, he received the prize one of the schools in the field of electronics and industrial equipment.