'I'm fortunate to be alive' – Merino recalls Dortmund bus attack
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino believes a last-minute decision to change seats on Borussia Dortmund's team bus may have saved his life when the vehicle was targeted in a bomb attack in 2017.

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Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino believes a last-minute decision to change seats on Borussia Dortmund's team bus may have saved his life when the vehicle was targeted in a bomb attack in 2017.
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- Length
- 32 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 16, 2026
- Byline
- Rabbi Adu Agyei
- Source
- 3news