German police are investigating a suspected politically motivated arson attack at a construction site outside the Munich headquarters of defence technology firm Rohde & Schwarz. Two Bulgarian nationals were arrested near the scene.
The incident highlights heightened security concerns in Germany regarding potential politically motivated attacks on critical infrastructure, particularly within the defence sector, amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
German police are investigating a suspected politically motivated arson attack that occurred at a construction site outside the Munich headquarters of defence technology firm Rohde & Schwarz. The incident, reported by Bavarian broadcaster BR24, involved incendiary devices being thrown from a car shortly after midnight, causing minor damage to construction containers. No injuries were reported.
Bavarian police confirmed they are investigating the attack. A 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, both Bulgarian nationals, were arrested near the scene. The authorities are on high alert for attacks on infrastructure, particularly following a recent incident where Germany attributed an attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane to Russia.