An explosive device went off outside a wine bar in Ansbach, Germany Sunday night, leaving one dead and at least 10 people injured.
The person suspected of setting off the device was killed, authorities told Nordbayern. Other injuries were not life-threatening, Nordbayern reported.
The explosion took place around 10 p.m. outside the bar and near the entrance of a music festival in the city's downtown area. Initially, it was believed to have been a gas explosion. The city's mayor later said it was the result of an intentionally set explosi ve device, the Associated Press reported.
The Ansbach Open festival, which drew an estimated 2,500 people, was shut down as a precaution, Bild r eported.
The identify of the suspect and motive of the explosion remained under investigation.
The explosion in the Bavarian city com es as Germany is on edge following a series of violent attacks. A man with a machete was arrested earlier in the day in Reutlingen after police said he killed one person and injured two others. On Friday, an 18-year-old killed nine people in a mass shooting in Munich; police have said they do not believe he had any connections to ISIS or other terrorist groups.
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