Germany: Cologne military base closed due to suspected sabotage

The alarm has been sounded in Germany. A German air base is located next to its airport. Cologne, It was closed Wednesday while authorities investigated a possible criminal offence related to Water supply system (Bottom photo) which is suspected to have been vandalized, according to the German news agency and Reuters, citing a security source.

The news magazine Der Spiegel was the first to report the incident, according to the German news agency.

According to Spiegel, the water supply network for this base With 4,300 military personnel and 1,200 civilian employees He may have been injured after someone broke into his enclosure. The magazine adds that the case is being investigated by the police, the military police and the military intelligence service MAD.

Military personnel are not allowed to consume potable water. Because it may be contaminated.

According to the German agency, a hole was discovered in the fence of the base adjacent to the airport, and suspicions were raised that the base’s water supply network had been sabotaged, although this has not yet been confirmed. Water samples have been taken and are being tested.

Currently not allowed No one to get in or out From the base and the police cordoned off the wider area, according to information from the German Press Agency. The base includes a fleet of military aircraft used for travel by the chancellor and his ministers.

Reuters reported that the defense ministry in Berlin and the military intelligence agency MAD were not immediately available for comment. Cologne police said they could not comment.

source: Precision-EMP

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