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Train sabotage - State security assumes a politically motivated act

In the case of the railway sabotage at the weekend, the state security in Bochum is assuming a “politically motivated act”.

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Train sabotage - State security assumes a politically motivated act

In the case of the railway sabotage at the weekend, the state security in Bochum is assuming a “politically motivated act”. A police spokesman told the German Press Agency on Monday morning. "We have formed a larger investigative team at the state security, which is working flat out to clarify the background to the crime." The Bochum state security is investigating the crime scene in Herne.

On Saturday morning (October 8th), the cable infrastructure of the railways in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia was severely damaged, and train traffic in northern Germany was temporarily canceled. Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) spoke of sabotage.

According to dpa information, the cable damage occurred in NRW in the area of ​​the Herne train station. The police then announced where exactly in the late morning. On Saturday morning at around 2.30 a.m., several cables were severed in the area of ​​the Herner train station on the tracks between Fabrikstraße and Beien-Weg. This led to "massive impairments" and "far-reaching disruptions" at Deutsche Bahn.

The investigative team at the Bochum police headquarters is pushing ahead with the investigation "due to the suspicion of dangerous intervention in rail traffic". She is still hoping for information from the public about the period in question.

Since Berlin was also a place of sabotage, the investigators from the Ruhr area are in close contact with their colleagues at the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) in the capital. State security is also investigating there.

Federal Transport Minister Wissing has not yet provided any information on the possible perpetrators and their motive. Much still seems unclear in the complex case.

Countless travelers were stranded at train stations over the weekend. In the north, train traffic was completely stopped for almost three hours on Saturday morning. During the day, the railways reported that the disruptions had been resolved. After that, train traffic gradually returned to normal.

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