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according to a report by the german bild newspaper on september 16, cctv news reported that an explosion occurred in the center of cologne, a western german city, on the morning of september 16, local time. the local police said they were taking action and called on people to avoid the area where the explosion occurred.

a german police spokesman further told nbc that the explosion occurred at the entrance of a nightclub called vanity on the hohenzollernring, cologne's main entertainment area.

german police revealed that at least one person may have been slightly injured in the incident. the spokesman said that several windows were broken in the explosion, "if the explosion had occurred later, more people might have been injured."

nbc said that the local government said in a post on the social platform "x" (formerly twitter) on the 16th that a "major" police operation was underway and urged local residents to leave the area where the explosion occurred. the cause of the explosion is still unclear.

german police further told nbc that the area where the explosion occurred was within video surveillance and that the surveillance footage would form part of the investigation.