Two Bulgarians arrested in Munich for incendiary bombs near defence companies
Two Bulgarian nationals were arrested at a petrol station in Munich as suspects in the launching of incendiary devices on a street housing defence company offices.
Arrests in Munich: Bulgarians suspected of bombs near defence companies
Two Bulgarian nationals — a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man — were arrested at a petrol station in Munich as suspects in the launching of incendiary bombs on Milldorfstrasse, in the eastern suburbs of the city. The incident is reported by Google News GR — Crime (el), citing an announcement from local police.
According to a police spokesperson, authorities were notified around midnight that "incendiary devices were launched from a vehicle" on the street in question. Officers managed to immediately extinguish a fire from one device, whilst a second was neutralised.
"We assume there is a political background," police stated in their announcement.
Milldorfstrasse is home to numerous defence companies, including the Rohde & Schwarz group, which specialises in security technologies for governments and armies, as well as Helsing, which develops artificial intelligence software and autonomous defence systems. A Rohde & Schwarz spokesperson confirmed that incendiary devices were found near the company's offices, clarifying that the building sustained no damage. Helsing made no statement.
Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann linked the attack to similar recent incidents in Germany. "We now face an increased threat to our infrastructure, but also, apparently, to the defence industries in our country," he stated at a press conference in Nuremberg.
The attack is part of a series of sabotage and hybrid attacks that have multiplied in Germany in recent months. Two attacks on electrical substations occurred the same week, whilst in early August an unmanned aircraft carrying explosives was discovered at Leipzig airport — an attack which Berlin attributes to Moscow.
Foreign Minister Jochen Wadenfels, when questioned at a joint press conference in Weimar with his counterparts from France and Poland, stated that security services "are vigilant". "We are able at any time to clarify this type of case," he added, referring to the Leipzig incident as an example.
Source: Google News GR — Crime (el)