Bavarian investigators suspect attempted attack on Munich defense company
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- Bavaria’s State Criminal Police Office has taken over an investigation into a fire attack at a Munich construction site.
- Investigators suspect the incident may have targeted a defense-sector company and may have had a political motive.
- Authorities have not identified the company involved.
Bavaria’s State Criminal Police Office suspects that a fire attack at a Munich construction site may have been an attempted attack on a company in the defense sector.
The LKA has taken over the investigation because authorities are examining a possible political motive, an agency spokesperson said. The spokesperson did not identify the company involved.
The fire attack took place at a construction site in Munich. The investigation is continuing under the state criminal police authority.
We are investigating a political background.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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