The first elements, disclosed by the press, show that two cables were cut at the same time, 540 kilometers away, and that “a sabotage of state origin could be at least possible”.
Le Monde with AFP
The day after an incident that interrupted railroad traffic in the whole north of Germany for three hours, qualified as “targeted and deliberate” sabotage by the government, several political and military officials interviewed On potential officials, some even mentioning Russia, and the measures to be implemented to protect large infrastructure in the context of the war in Ukraine.
If the police authorities have so far mentioned any track, the government considers that the sectioning of strategic communication cables is clearly an act of sabotage. An analysis document of the judicial police, rendered by the daily Bild , reports that two cables were cut at the same time, 540 kilometers away, and that “a sabotage of state origin could be at least possible”.
“hybrid threats”
Anton Hofreiter, head of the German ecological party, member of the government coalition, said: “We cannot exclude Russia is also behind the attack on the railway company.” He believes that the leaks of the North Streams 1 and 2 in the Baltic Sea, following explosions, already carried “the trace of the Kremlin”. “Perhaps in both cases it was warnings because of our support for Ukraine,” he added, while the first inspections carried out last week by Sweden in the Baltic Sea “Strengthen suspicion of sabotage”.
According to bild , which quotes sources close to the Deutsche Bahn, an action targeting this type of cable would not be within reach of the first comer and would require “certain internal knowledge” of the rail system. General Carsten Breuer, senior German army official cited in Bild , did not designate officials, but warned against” hybrid threats ” :
“Each electrical transformer, each power plant, each energy transport pipe constitutes a potential target.”
An act of far -left violent group is not excluded either. Some have attacked in the past in the rail network.
According to Der Spiegel, it is the Berlin police section responsible for investigating acts threatening the State, such as attacks or espionage, which has seized the investigation.