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Visiting German Foreign Minister had to seek shelter during her visit to Odessa on Saturday evening when air raid sirens went off. The alarm was triggered on Saturday evening at 9:48 pm (1948 GMT). Air raid sirens could be heard in the port city. The alarm was lifted at 10:07 pm. The Green Party politician took refuge in the shelter of her hotel together with members of her delegation and other guests, a dpa reporter learned. An explosion was then heard in the Odessa region. It remained unclear whether there was a rocket hit or whether the Ukrainian air defences had blocked the projectile. The…