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Police Arrest Possible Suspect Behind Dortmund Bus Explosion

By Joshua Sampson

DORTMUND, GERMANY - APRIL 18: Police investigators stand near the replacement of the bus of the Borussia Dortmund football team that was targeted in a bomb attack during a reconstruction of the April 11 event on April 18, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. Police are still investigating the crime in which three bombs detonated as the bus was pulling away from a nearby hotel, causing two injuries and damage to the bus. Police have discounted initial claims of responsibility by supposed Islamists in letters left at the crime scene as fake. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY - APRIL 18: Police investigators stand near the replacement of the bus of the Borussia Dortmund football team that was targeted in a bomb attack during a reconstruction of the April 11 event on April 18, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. Police are still investigating the crime in which three bombs detonated as the bus was pulling away from a nearby hotel, causing two injuries and damage to the bus. Police have discounted initial claims of responsibility by supposed Islamists in letters left at the crime scene as fake. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images) /
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DORTMUND, GERMANY – APRIL 12: Team bus of the Borussia Dortmund football club damaged in an explosion is seen on April 12, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. According to police an explosion detonated as the bus was leaving the hotel where the team was staying to bring them to their Champions League game against Monaco. So far one person, team member Marc Bartra, is reported injured. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY – APRIL 12: Team bus of the Borussia Dortmund football club damaged in an explosion is seen on April 12, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. According to police an explosion detonated as the bus was leaving the hotel where the team was staying to bring them to their Champions League game against Monaco. So far one person, team member Marc Bartra, is reported injured. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) /

DORTMUND, GERMANY — In the early hours of Friday, April 21st, police arrested a 28-year old man identified as Sergei W as a prime suspect for the bombing of the Dortmund team bus on April 11th.

After initial reports of the suspect being a member of the international terrorist group, ISIS, SkyNews broke that Sergei’s motives could have been financial.

In a report by SkyNews reporter Sunita Patel-Carstairs, the 28-year old suspect bought over 15,000 shares of Dortmund, precisely shares that are known as “put” shares, that could he later sell at a preset price. Apparently, it is suspected that the suspect bombed the Dortmund bus in an attempt to drive down team stock, thus allowing him to sell the shares at the preset price to make hundreds of thousands of euros.

"“A significant share price drop could have been expected if a player had been seriously injured or even killed as a result of the attack,” said prosecutors via SkyNews"

MONACO, MONACO – APRIL 19: Thomas Tuchel, head coach of Borussia Dortmund, during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg match between AS Monaco and Borussia Dortmund at Stade Louis II on April 19, 2017 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images)
MONACO, MONACO – APRIL 19: Thomas Tuchel, head coach of Borussia Dortmund, during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg match between AS Monaco and Borussia Dortmund at Stade Louis II on April 19, 2017 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images) /

This morning, Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel shared his thoughts on the situation.

For Marc Bartra, who has not commented after the release of the possible motives of the suspect, this news must be disgruntling. Essentially, a man possibly attempted to inflict harm on Bartra and his teammates all for his self-profit and it is hard to imagine that sits well with Bartra.

According to Tuchel, knowing the outcome actually may benefit Dortmund, as they can finally put the incident behind them.

After finding out this news, Dortmund looks to put everything behind them as they take on their rivals, Borussia Mönchengladbach, on Saturday in an important Bundesliga fixture.

Dortmund, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 19: The yellow wall of supporters of Borussia Dortmund during the Bandesliga soccer match between BV Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Muenchen at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany on November 19, 2016. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
Dortmund, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 19: The yellow wall of supporters of Borussia Dortmund during the Bandesliga soccer match between BV Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Muenchen at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany on November 19, 2016. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

For the next few nights, we do not know what will be going through the minds of the Dortmund players or fans of Dortmund around the world. But, there is one thing that is certain throughout this situation.

Tough times only show the active resiliency of this club and its supporters. Together, we can get through and prevail against the evils of humanity and the selfish nature of individuals.

Black and Yellow Forever.

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