An explosion has rocked an office for migration in Germany after a suitcase packed with aerosols was detonated, it is reported.
The blast occurred close to the reception area of the building in Zirndorf, near Nuremberg, this afternoon, according to local media.
Terrified witnesses reported hearing a 'loud bang', before discovering the burning remnants of the suitcase lying in an allotment garden.
It is currently unclear whether there are any injuries, or deaths.
The explosion went off after someone detonated the luggage, which was filed with 'numerous' aerosol cans, the broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reports.
Witnesses later reported hearing an enormous bang as the cans blew up, according to the broadcaster, which cited police sources.
Photos of the scene show what appears to be the destroyed suitcase lying on the ground, while officials in hi-vis jackets investigate.
Further details of the blast, including who was responsible for it, remain unclear at this time.
The bomber was influenced by an unknown person in a chat conversation on his
mobile phone, Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said today.
"It's possible to deduce that another person wherever they were at the time of the call, of the chat, significantly influenced how the attacker acted," Herrmann said on the sidelines of a meeting of the Bavarian cabinet.
"The chat ended directly before the attack," he added.
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