A police operation is underway after an explosion in central Cologne, the Bild newspaper reported on Monday. Local police posted on the social media platform X that a police operation was underway on the Hohenzollernring ring road and that residents should avoid the area.
A video of the incident which went viral on social media platforms, a person could be seen planting the explosive. The person, who wore a hoddie, probably to hide his face, fled the scene.
According to reports, a bomb detonated in the entrance area of a restaurant in the German city of Cologne on Monday morning. It reported that a cleaner survived the detonation with blast trauma and is currently in hospital. As per a report by DW News, the area, where the bomb detonated, is known for its nightlife, and is full of bars and restaurants.
Further, DW quoted a fire official who said they had been called to the scene, but that no extinguishing work was necessary.
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