Germany detains third person over Starlink fire in Poland, RMF FM reports
RMF FM said prosecutors will review her role and possible extradition after a blaze that damaged Starlink power equipment in Poland.
- German police detained a woman in Berlin on Tuesday in connection with a fire at a Polish Starlink station last month, RMF FM reported, marking the third detention in the investigation.
- A blaze at the Starlink facility in central Poland in September engulfed its power system and backup generator; Poland blamed Russia, describing the incident as sabotage aimed at disrupting internet services for Ukraine.
- Germany's Federal Criminal Police coordinated the detention of two Turkish men, bringing total arrests to three through information exchange between German and Polish authorities investigating the blaze.
- Poland's National Prosecutor's Office is assessing the detained woman's role and whether grounds exist to seek her extradition; The German Interior Ministry declined immediate comment on the investigation.
- European Union officials have warned for months that Russia is mounting cyber and hybrid attacks across Europe to erode support for Ukraine, situating the Starlink fire within a broader pattern of suspected sabotage.
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Germany detains third person over Starlink fire in Poland, RMF FM reports
German police have detained a woman in Berlin in connection with a fire at a Starlink station in Poland last month, Polish private broadcaster RMF FM reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources, in the third detention in the case.
A third person has been arrested in Germany in connection with the fire at a Starlink station in Poland. This is reported by the Polish commercial broadcaster RMF FM.
The woman probably assisted in the logistical support of the sabotage operation.
Tusk: Two Suspected Saboteurs Arrested in Germany
According to the Polish government, two suspected saboteurs who are alleged to have carried out an arson attack on a Starlink station in Poland have been apprehended in Germany. “At the request of Polish intelligence agencies, German police have arrested two Turkish citizens suspected of setting fire to the Starlink station in Mazovia,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X. The suspected saboteurs will have to answer to the Polish justice syste…
Three people have been arrested in Germany for arson at a Starlink base in Poland on September 23. A woman suspected of being the group's driver was detained yesterday, private Polish radio RMF FM reported. The arson affected the power system and the emergency...
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