Train traffic resumes in North Rhine-Westphalia - fresh crime scene emerges in Saxony-Anhalt
In a series of unsettling events, train services in North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony-Anhalt have been disrupted due to suspected arson attacks on Deutsche Bahn cables. The incidents, which have impacted tens of thousands of passengers, including commuters and holiday travelers, were first discovered on Friday evening near the Webau district in Hohenmölsen, Saxony-Anhalt.
Initially, the police in NRW are investigating the arson attack in Düsseldorf as a case of sabotage, with the state protection department in NRW also involved. Hundreds of long-distance and regional trains were affected by the cable damage in the Ruhr region, causing the paralysis of the central north-south axis of Deutsche Bahn since Thursday.
However, at this time, there is no publicly available evidence or credible reports linking these cable damage incidents to left-wing extremists. The recent comprehensive listing of cyber and infrastructure attacks worldwide, including incidents in Germany, does not mention such an attribution or any claims by extremist groups regarding this specific damage. Additionally, no relevant information connecting these disruptions to political motives or extremist organizations was found in the current news or analysis sources.
Despite this, the authorities in NRW suspect that left-wing extremists are behind the arson attack in Düsseldorf, with another suspected attack occurring on a Deutsche Bahn cable in Hohenmölsen, Saxony-Anhalt. One of the suspected crime scenes is located in Saxony-Anhalt. The authenticity of a claim of responsibility published on the left-wing platform "Indymedia" by a group called "Commando Angry Birds" is still being checked.
The group is known as a left-wing extremist "do-it-yourself campaign," according to NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul. Extensive repairs were carried out on five cables with a total length of around 100 meters. The Deutsche Bahn spokesperson confirmed that everything is running again as it should on the Duisburg-Düsseldorf route, with Deutsche Bahn reopening the route following the repairs.
As the investigations continue, passengers are advised to check the status of their train services before traveling. The disruptions have caused significant inconvenience and have highlighted the importance of maintaining the integrity of our infrastructure networks.
- The arson attack in Düsseldorf, as well as the suspected attack on a Deutsche Bahn cable in Hohenmölsen, Saxony-Anhalt, fall under the category of crime-and-justice, as they are being investigated as potential acts of sabotage.
- The incidents of cable damage on Deutsche Bahn infrastructure in both North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony-Anhalt have significant implications for politics and general-news, as they have caused widespread disruptions to train services and have raised concerns about possible political motivations or extremist involvement.
