Police said the two devices were found on railway lines in Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire.
An investigation has been launched after two ‘malicious’ devices were placed on railway tracks in a pro-Brexit sabotage attempt.
British Transport Police said the two obstructions occurred on the railway near Yaxley, Cambridgeshire on March 21 and Netherfield in Nottinghamshire on March 27. Police said staff at Network Rail identified the devices, which were ‘intended to cause disruption’ to train services, and the saboteurs had ‘put their life at risk’ to plant the obstructions.An initial assessment from BTP led officers to believe the sabotage attempts ‘relate to Britain’s exit from thePolice said the devices failed to disrupt services and detectives are working with the rail industry to investigate the incidents.
Assistant Chief Constable Sean O’Callaghan, from British Transport Police, said: ‘This was a serious and deliberate attempt by someone to cause significant sabotage and disruption to Britain’s rail network.‘We are urgently investigating the circumstances behind both incidents and are working extremely closely with our national partners, including the rail industry.
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