Suitcase Filled With Aerosols Detonated Near Nuremberg, Germany

BERLIN (Reuters/AP) —
Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer (C), Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (3rd R) and Bavarian Justice Minister Winfried Bausback (2nd L) arrive for a news conference in Sankt Quirin, Germany, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
Bavarian state premier and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer (C), Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (3rd R) and Bavarian Justice Minister Winfried Bausback (2nd L) arrive for a news conference in Sankt Quirin, Germany, Tuesday. (Reuters/Michaela Rehle)

German police say they have deployed officers near a refugee accommodation center and a branch of the country’s office for asylum-seekers amid reports of an explosion.

Local broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reported, without citing sources, that a suitcase containing several spray cans blew up near the refugee center in Zirndorf, outside the city of Nuremberg.

There was no word on any injuries.

Police told news agency dpa they couldn’t confirm or deny that report.

The area is in northern Bavaria, which has seen two attacks claimed by the Islamic State terror group in the past 10 days.

The broadcaster said that a suitcase filled with aerosols was detonated, adding that it was unknown who had caused the explosion.

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