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BREAKING: Germany to check Russian involvement in railway sabotage

BREAKING: Germany to check Russian involvement in railway sabotage
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12 / 10 / 2022

The Bundestag has raised concerns that the recent attack on Nord Stream and the damage inflicted on Germany's railway infrastructure may be a "warning shot" aimed at Germany's support for Ukraine.

According to Anton Hofreiter, Chairman of the Bundestag Committee on European Affairs, the complexity of the attacks on the railway infrastructure suggests the possible involvement of foreign states. Hofreiter drew parallels with the recent attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which he claimed "trace back to the Kremlin." He further stated that "we cannot rule out that Russia is also behind the attack on the railway. Perhaps both [events] were warning shots because we support Ukraine."

However, the investigation of the damage to the railway infrastructure was conducted by the state security units of the Berlin Criminal Police Department, which has not found any evidence of terrorism or foreign state involvement. The German railway operator Deutsche Bahn has also confirmed that railway services are operating normally. Nevertheless, Transport Minister Volker Wissing has emphasized that "we know that the cables were deliberately cut in two different locations in Germany. It is clear that this was a deliberate and senseless act."

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