Move reflects heightened concern that Russia may be plotting violent acts across Europe
German police temporarily sealed off an air base near Cologne as they investigated a suspected case of sabotage, authorities said, amid fears that the facility’s water supply had been contaminated. The operation at the base, an important hub for western allies’ military support of Ukraine, comes at a time of heightened concern in European capitals that Russia could be plotting violent acts across the continent as it commits to a course of permanent conflict with the west.
A spokesperson for the military alliance said an unauthorised person had attempted to enter the base but had been prevented by security personnel. The security level was raised at the facility, but it was not sealed off, Nato said, adding that by Wednesday afternoon protocols had been restored to their normal level. The spokesman added that Nato did not believe the incident was connected to the suspected sabotage at Cologne-Wahn.
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