Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco. Spain international Marc Bartra was taken to hospital with an injury to his hand, the club said. The team tweeted (in German) that the other players were safe and there was no danger in or around the stadium. The first-leg match was postponed and will now be played on Wednesday at 18:45 local time (16:45 GMT). Pictures from the scene showed the bus's windows broken and tyres burst in the blasts. Follow the latest from the Champions League here Police said that "three explosive charges detonated" at Hoechsten outside the city at about 19:00 local time. "It is not yet possible to say exactly what the explosion was or exactly where something exploded," a police statement said. Borussia Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc Bartra was injured It added: "Currently there is no evidence of a threat to the visitors at the stadium." But fans at the 80,000-capacity Signal Iduna Park were told to stay there until it was safe to leave. The stadium has now been evacuated. Borussia Dortmund said in a statement: "Shortly after the departure of the Borussia Dortmund team bus from the hotel to the stadium there was an incident. "The bus has been damaged in two places. One person has been injured and is in hospital." The Dortmund Twitter page confirmed that Bartra, a 26-year-old defender, was the player hurt, and wished him a speedy recovery. ***prbxselfnetwork***
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