Summary
- Authorities in western Germany warned 10,000 residents not to drink tap water due to a possible contamination after a hole was found in the fence around a water tank supplying a military base.
- The incident in Mechernich comes after a similar suspected act of sabotage at another base near Cologne airport.
- The German government has been on high alert for sabotage and attacks on military facilities following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- In April, two German-Russian men were arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and planning attacks in Germany.
