Court wrapped up yesterday with the official sentencing of a rather odd bombing-attempt that I discussed last year. The reference I'll use is ARD (public German TV, Channel One).
Back in April of 2017, we had this bomb-attempt on a soccer team bus (Borussia Dortmund, in the top league). Some people initially felt it was an Islamic jihadist guy.
The bus had just wrapped up a morning pick-up at the hotel....was leaving the grounds, and just gotten onto the secondary road (maybe two minutes from the minute that the driver had closed the door). A roadside bomb was rigged up.....the glass on the side exploded with the bus, with some minor injuries (mostly glass cuts).
Cops came onto the scene quickly, and it scared the crap out of the players.
So this one odd aspect came out. Some guest at the hotel....the day or two prior....had made a big fuss about getting a room on the front side of the hotel....facing this road (getting a full view of the bus and the bomb point). So the clerk mentioned this. The cops? They are a bit puzzled but go direct to this guy.
The 29-year old guy (from Rottenburg am Neckar) had this plan. He wanted to use bombs to kill players and sink the share price of the BVB team stock, which he'd have stock futures purchased expecting a dramatic drop in price.
It was an amazing expectation. First, the bombs failed to do the damage expected, and then this big deal about getting a full view room in the hotel.....was noted by the clerk.
Court wrapped up. Fourteen years of prison. Accusation of attempted murder, dangerous bodily injury, and the use of a explosive device.
What he would have made on the stock market? People can only speculate....but it's likely in the 5-digit range....maybe 50,000 to 100,000 Euro.
I have to admit....it's a pretty stupid idea just for a meager amount of money that he would have walked away with....if successful.
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