Marc Bartra all smiles after surgery to fix injuries from explosions

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"There were three claims of responsibility near the scene of the attack".

The note, she said, contained demands for the withdrawal of German military jets from Turkey and the shuttering of the U.S. Ramstein airbase in Germany.

"We would have liked more time to take stock". "An Islamic extremist background to the attack appears possible".

"Two suspects from the Islamist spectrum have become the focus of our investigation".

Investigators were checking the authenticity of a letter claiming responsibility that they found near the scene, and were refusing to give any details of its contents, citing the ongoing probe.

Two people were injured (including Dortmund defender Marc Barta) after windows on the bus were shattered by the explosions as the bus drove to their stadium for a Champions League quarterfinal, causing the game to be postponed until Wednesday.

Bartra's operation went well but he won't be able to play for "several weeks", Dortmund said.

Within minutes of confirmation that the quarter-final first leg had been postponed, the hashtag #BedsForAwayFans was being used on Twitter to connect stranded Monaco fans with places to stay in the city.

After the match, Tuchel said his players had wanted more time to recover from the previous day's attack. "It could be left-wing extremism or right-wing extremism".

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"We need to congratulate the German fans for their generosity", Vasilyev said.

Earlier, German authorities arrested a suspected Islamist in connection with what Chancellor Angela Merkel called the "despicable" attack on the bus, in which three explosions went off as the Dortmund players made their way to the stadium.

An official said: "We can be happy that nothing worse happened".

UEFA, European soccer's governing body, increased security for all three Champions Leagues games on Wednesday. As police waited in vans nearby, four young women drew "You'll Never Walk Alone" in black markers on yellow cards.

I feel like what I said before: I feel like an animal and not like a person.

Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Bürki told Swiss media he was sitting next to Bartra on the back row of the bus when they heard a blast. "It's not the main topic of the game today". I sit next to (Marcel) Schmelzer and I will never forget his face.

While the fans united in the aftermath of the attack, the Dortmund players who were left in a state of shock at the events of last night.

With 10 Premier League games scheduled this weekend and Monday, it is inevitable that questions will be asked over the measures being taken by the clubs and local authorities.

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