On 24 July 2016 a bomb was detonated in a restaurant in the city , killing only the bomber himself and injuring few people . The perpetrator was reported to be a Syrian refugee whose asylum application had been rejected but who had been given exceptional leave to remain until the security situation in Syria returned to a safe condition . Witnesses reported he had tried to enter a nearby music festival but had been turned away , before detonating his device outside a nearby wine bar
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2016 Ansbach bombing
Ansbach