German police probe arson attack on defence tech firm in Munich
Police arrested two Bulgarian nationals after incendiary devices set a construction site fire that caused minor damage and no injuries, officials said.
- On Thursday, police began investigating a suspected arson attack at a construction site near the Munich headquarters of defence tech firm Rohde & Schwarz, where incendiary devices were thrown in the Berg am Laim district.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warned that foreign powers, particularly Russia, may use extremist groups as proxies for sabotage, with some groups increasingly echoing Russian narratives on the Ukraine war.
- Police arrested two Bulgarian nationals—a woman and a man—in connection with the incident, which caused no significant damage and resulted in no injuries.
- Authorities remain on high alert for infrastructure attacks two days after the government concluded Russia was behind an attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle airport last month.
- Bavarian police are investigating but said there is currently no evidence the attack targeted Rohde & Schwarz specifically, while the company promised to provide more information shortly.
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According to police, a suspect, a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, both Bulgarian citizens, were arrested after the incident at the gas station.
A 38-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman have been arrested in Munich on suspicion of trying to set fire to premises in front of the headquarters of two defense companies overnight. The targets of the attack were the technology group Rohde & Schwarz and the German drone manufacturer Helsing. According to initial reports, the damage is minimal, Euronews reports. Police were notified around midnight by a witness who had seen a person throwing inc…
A man and a woman, both Bulgarian citizens, have been arrested in MUNICH on suspicion of attempting to set fire to a building in front of two defense companies. The damage is minimal, and the motive for the attack is still unknown.
A Bulgarian man and woman have been arrested in connection with the arson attack in front of Rohde & Schwarz company
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