Germany Says Hidden Weapons Cache Points to Hybrid Attack Plans
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world German authorities are on high alert as warning signs mount over more aggressive threats. Germany’s top security official confirmed the discovery of a cache of weapons on the outskirts of Berlin and said authorities are investigating the possible involvement of foreign security agents in a range of planned attacks. The revelation by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Friday comes as officials in Berlin have issued increasingly urgent warnings about hybrid threats in the context of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Dobrindt declined to comment on media reports that the discovery was tied to Russian intelligence, but he confirmed the arrest last year of a suspect in Romania.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world German authorities are on high alert as warning signs mount over more aggressive threats. Germany’s top security official confirmed the discovery of a cache of weapons on the outskirts of Berlin and said authorities are investigating the possible involvement of foreign security agents in a range of planned attacks. The revelation by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Friday comes as officials in Berlin have issued increasingly urgent warnings about hybrid threats in the context of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Dobrindt declined to comment on media reports that the discovery was tied to Russian intelligence, but he confirmed the arrest last year of a suspect in Romania.