Police arrest suspected perpetrator of Dortmund team bus attack

21 April 2017 at 09:32

According to the prosecutor's of office, the bomber's motive was financial and not terror-related.

The Dortmund bus arrives under police escort at the Louis II stadium prior to their UEFA Champions League football match against Monaco, on April 19, 2017

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The suspected perpetrator of a bomb attack on

The suspect was said to have been arrested by German police on Friday, April 21.

The 28-year-old identified as Sergej W is a German-Russian national, a statement said.

It said the suspect was hoping to profit from a drop in the football team's share price as a result of the attack.

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