German Building Blast

Two police officers and several firefighters were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in the western German town of Ratingen on Thursday, said the state interior ministry.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces pressure at home and abroad over weapons deliveries to Ukraine, with Kyiv blasting his refusal to send battle tanks.

Police said they found gas canisters and old war munitions in an apartment where a blast occurred early on Friday in the eastern German city of Blankenburg, killing one person and injuring at least 15 others.

Two police officers and several firefighters were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in the western German town of Ratingen on Thursday, said the state interior ministry.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces pressure at home and abroad over weapons deliveries to Ukraine, with Kyiv blasting his refusal to send battle tanks.

Police said they found gas canisters and old war munitions in an apartment where a blast occurred early on Friday in the eastern German city of Blankenburg, killing one person and injuring at least 15 others.