Minor injuries reported after object explodes at Augsburg train station
Police are also investigating a suspected criminal act at a power station near Cologne following power line failures.
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- An unidentified object exploded at Augsburg train station early Wednesday, causing minor acoustic trauma injuries to two people.
- Separately, police investigate a suspected criminal disruption at a power station near Cologne.
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An unidentified object exploded at Augsburg train station, and a power station near Cologne suffered failures following a suspected criminal act.
Police in Augsburg have said the city's main train station is now fully shut down as of 8:30 a.m. with rail service suspended, due to a "suspicious object," without sharing further details.
Earlier, one track had been operating as police investigated a blast from an unknown object earlier Wednesday morning.
An unidentified object exploded at a train station in the southern German city of Augsburg early Wednesday morning, with two people sustaining minor injuries due to acoustic trauma, police said.
Window panes were also reportedly damaged by the explosion, which occurred in a building passageway.
No information is yet available regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Parts of the station were closed off as police continued investigating the scene. The State Criminal Police Office (LKA) is on the scene with an explosive-disposal robot, the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper reported.
Police first responded to the incident at around 5 a.m. local time.
Augsburg is a regional transport hub around 55 kilometers (35 miles) west of Munich.
Police are investigating a disruption at a power station in the town of Bergheim in western Germany, near Cologne.
On Tuesday evening, several power lines failed following a short circuit at the power station.
"Based on the current status of the investigation, we do not believe this was caused by a technical malfunction, but rather by a deliberate act, a criminal offense," a police spokesperson said on Wednesday morning.
The spokesperson did not initially provide any details regarding the damage or the actions of the alleged perpetrators.
Police said the incident on Tuesday evening did not cause a power outage to the surrounding area.
The incident comes as tensions are high after unknown individuals attempted to cause short circuits in extra-high-voltage power lines near the Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant in the eastern state of Brandenburg on Tuesday morning.
Police found explosive devices near the plant are investigating the incident as an act of sabotage.
Guten morgen from DW's newsroom in Bonn.
This morning we are looking at reports of a blast at a train station in the southern city of Augsburg. Police said two people were lightly injured and the cause is still unclear.
And near Cologne, police said they suspect a disruption at a power station last night was the result of a criminal act. An investigation is ongoing.
