'It's hard to find the right words'

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin fights back tears in interview as he describes bomb attack on team bus

'It's hard to find the right words,' says midfielder as he struggles to come to terms with incident

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BORUSSIA DORTMUND star Nuri Sahin had to fight back tears as he described the bomb attack on his team bus.

Team-mate Marc Bartra suffered a broken wrist after three bombs were set off on Tuesday night as the team travelled to their Champions League clash with Monaco.

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Nuri Sahin had to fight back tears as he was asked about the bomb on the Borussia Dortmund team bus

Speaking after the rearranged game - that ended with a 3-2 win for Monaco - Sahin said: "It's very hard. It's hard to talk about it. It's hard to find the right words.


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"We've seen it a lot of times on TV and it was far, far away from us.

"Even when it was in Istanbul, in my country, on New Year's Eve.

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"It was very far from us until last night, we felt how it was to be in a situation like this.

"I don't wish anyone to feel like this."

Sahin, who had a brief stint at Liverpool in 2013, added: "Until I was on the pitch in the second half I didn't think about football to be honest.

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