A suspected hand grenade explosion near Augsburg’s main railway station injured two teenagers and shattered windows early on Wednesday morning.
The blast happened at about 3.15am local time in a passageway on Bahnhofstrasse, opposite the station in the southern German city. A 17-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man suffered light injuries and acoustic trauma, police said.
Both casualties are Ukrainian nationals, according to the police. They were treated after the explosion, which was reported outside a Turkish jewellery shop.
German newspaper Bild reported that the device was a hand grenade, although police have so far described it only as an unidentified object. The exact circumstances and motive remain under investigation.
Specialists from the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office were called to examine the scene, while a large area around the blast site was cordoned off.
A second suspicious object was later discovered inside Augsburg main station, prompting officials to close the building and temporarily halt train services. The station and rail traffic were subsequently reopened after the object was examined, with police saying the wider investigation was continuing.
Authorities have been examining whether the explosion could be linked to organised crime, while sources cited by Bild said the station itself was not believed to have been the intended target.
