Search for perpetrator underway

Cologne rocked by another explosion

Symbolic image(Bild: Tobias Arhelger)

Two days after the explosion near a discotheque, there was another violent detonation in Cologne on Wednesday night. A clothing store was largely destroyed.

The detonation occurred just a few hundred meters from the site of the explosion on Monday morning. Contrary to initial reports, a passer-by, who has already been questioned by the police, is not believed to have been injured. The area had been cordoned off over a wide area. 

The emergency services had been notified by a witness who had heard a loud bang. The fire caused by the explosion was quickly extinguished by the fire department, said a police spokesman.

This man is wanted
A cleaner was injured by the explosive device that went off near a nightclub on Monday morning. The police are now searching for a suspect, of whom there is also a photo (see below).

This is believed to be the alleged Cologne bomber.(Bild: Polizei Köln)

The suspect is wearing an anorak and dark trousers in the photo. In one hand he is holding an object that is probably a cell phone. In the other hand he is carrying a blue plastic bag. It is unclear whether it contained the explosive device. Whether the wanted man is also connected to the recent explosion is also unknown.