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Bavaria: Investigations against two Belarusians on suspicion of sabotage
Two men from Belarus are suspected of planning an arson attack in the Nuremberg area - on behalf of a foreign government or association. They were arrested and are under investigation
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Suspicion of sabotage in Bavaria Attorney General is investigating two Belarusians As of: October 28, 2026 • 8:03 p.m
Two men from Belarus are suspected of planning an arson attack in the Nuremberg area - on behalf of a foreign government or association. They were arrested and are in custody.
The Munich Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating two Belarusians who are said to have planned a sabotage attack in the Nuremberg area. The authority confirmed this to Bayerischer Rundfunk upon request.
The 39 and 50-year-old suspects have been in custody since October 7th on the basis of arrest warrants from the Fürth district court, as the General Prosecutor's Office announced. Der Spiegel first reported on the two men's suspected sabotage plans.
According to the public prosecutor's office, there is a strong suspicion that the two men wanted to carry out an arson attack in the Nuremberg area - for money and on behalf of a foreign government or association. They are said to have planned to use fire accelerants to set fire to a previously unknown building or critical infrastructure facility.
The two Belarusians are also suspected of being involved in an arson attack in Romania. In Germany there have recently been repeated arrests on suspicion of sabotage on behalf of foreign secret services. In several cases, the investigative authorities suspect Russia as the client.
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