Overview
- An explosion at about 4:15 a.m. damaged the entrance of a multi‑family house in Düsseldorf‑Derendorf, 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.