Key facts
- Two Belarusian nationals were arrested on Oct. 7.
- Suspects allegedly planned to set fire to a building or critical infrastructure.
- Suspects acted on behalf of a foreign government or organization for payment.
- Romanian authorities are investigating the men for a separate arson attack.
- Romanian prosecutors seek extradition of the suspects.
Police arrested two Belarusian nationals on October 7 on suspicion of planning sabotage attacks in southern Germany on behalf of Russia, according to the Munich General Prosecutor's Office and Der Spiegel magazine. The suspects, aged 39 and 50, allegedly planned to set fire to a building or critical infrastructure facility in the Nuremberg area. Romanian authorities are also investigating the men for suspected involvement in an arson attack on a defense firm in Brasov on September 14. Romanian prosecutors are seeking the extradition of the two suspects apprehended in Germany and one Ukrainian detained in Poland.