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Düsseldorf Apartment Blast Ruled Deliberate as Investigators Find Device Traces

Prosecutors say a bomb detonated at the entrance, shifting the case to a criminal probe focused on the device.

Overview

  • An explosion at about 4:15 a.m. damaged the entrance of a multi‑family house in DüsseldorfDerendorf, with ten residents rescued by aerial ladder and no injuries reported.
  • Investigators recovered plastic components consistent with an improvised explosive or incendiary device, which LKA experts are now analyzing and say could take weeks.
  • Prosecutors opened proceedings against unknown suspects for causing an explosive detonation, and potential surveillance footage is being examined.
  • The blast shattered the door and facade, damaged parked cars and a shop window across the street, and led to temporary rehousing, though the building is not at risk of collapse.
  • Media report the property belongs to rapper Azet after officials said the owner is a well‑known rap musician, and police are checking possible links to last year’s Rhineland explosion series.