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06-09-2004, 01:03 PM
Blast injures 16 in Cologne
BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- A suspected bomb blast rocked a Cologne shopping street Wednesday, injuring 16 people, four seriously, authorities said.
Several buildings were damaged and chunks of debris and broken glass littered the street in the Muelheim suburb after the explosion at about 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), fire department spokesman Stefan Lakenbrink told The Associated Press.
"We are treating this as a bomb explosion," police spokesman Burkhard Jahn said.
Jahn said he had no immediate information on who might have carried out an attack or why.
A pizzeria and a hairdresser's salon were the most damaged in the explosion. Most of the injured were in that part of the street, Lakenbrink said.
Lakenbrink said 16 people were injured, including four seriously. One was in critical condition.
Local radio reports said "thousands" of nails were lying on the street and speculated they were part of the bomb.
BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- A suspected bomb blast rocked a Cologne shopping street Wednesday, injuring 16 people, four seriously, authorities said.
Several buildings were damaged and chunks of debris and broken glass littered the street in the Muelheim suburb after the explosion at about 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), fire department spokesman Stefan Lakenbrink told The Associated Press.
"We are treating this as a bomb explosion," police spokesman Burkhard Jahn said.
Jahn said he had no immediate information on who might have carried out an attack or why.
A pizzeria and a hairdresser's salon were the most damaged in the explosion. Most of the injured were in that part of the street, Lakenbrink said.
Lakenbrink said 16 people were injured, including four seriously. One was in critical condition.
Local radio reports said "thousands" of nails were lying on the street and speculated they were part of the bomb.