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Borussia Dortmund bus bomber gets 14 years in prison on 28 counts of attempted murder

The man who attacked Borussia Dortmund's bus with a bomb has been found guilty of 28 counts of attempted murder and sentenced to 14 years in prison.

A court convicted the man, known as Sergei V, on Tuesday for the attack carried out on April 11, 2017 when the German side were en route to a Champions League clash against Monaco.

The explosion occurred shortly after the team embarked on their journey from their hotel and left centre-back Marc Bartra needing surgery on a fractured wrist and shrapnel in his arm.

A police officer was also injured in the attack, but no other Dortmund players or members of staff were hurt.