Two injured, trains halted as blast rocks Augsburg station in Germany
Two people were lightly injured when an unidentified object exploded near Augsburg Central Station in southern Germany on Wednesday morning. Police later discovered a second suspicious item, sealed the station and suspended all train services.
The explosion occurred in a building passage on Bahnhofstrasse, North Swabia Police said. The two injured people suffered acoustic trauma, and nearby windows were damaged, according to Tagesschau.
Police have not identified the object or established what caused it to explode. Authorities initially sealed off the station building and platform 1 while trains continued to use the remaining tracks.
Second object prompts full station closure
The operation escalated after officers found another suspicious object. Police then closed the entire station and stopped rail traffic.
Several surrounding roads were also shut, and buses and trams were cancelled, delayed or diverted. Local broadcaster Radio Augsburg said the restrictions affected Halderstraße and parts of Bahnhofstraße. Police asked the public to avoid the area.
Read more: Major fire near Glasgow Central Station halts rail services.
Explosives specialists from Bavaria’s State Criminal Police Office were deployed. Authorities have not said whether the second object was connected to the explosion or whether the blast was deliberate.
The station was temporarily evacuated in March following a telephone bomb threat. Police later declared the area safe after searching the building and platforms, according to local media outlet BR24.
The news follows other recent emergencies at major stations. Five people were hospitalised after a stabbing at New York’s Penn Station in June. Elsewhere in Europe, a bomb attack in Monaco left two people critically injured later that month.
