Suitcase filled with aerosols detonated near Nuremberg - German broadcaster

BERLIN (Reuters) - An explosion went off around 200 metres (220 yards) from a reception centre for migrants in a town close to Nuremberg on Wednesday, German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk said, adding that it was not yet known whether there were any casualties. The broadcaster said on its website that a suitcase filled with aerosols was detonated in Zirndorf, saying it was not known who was behind the explosion. It had earlier reported that the explosion took place near a migration office. Bayerischer Rundfunk cited police as saying witnesses had reported hearing a loud bang before finding a burning suitcase in an allotment garden. Police could not immediately be reached for comment. Television images showed police standing near a partially destroyed suitcase lying in a small alley. (Reporting by Michelle Martin, Paul Carrel and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Richard Balmforth)