German intelligence services: "Russian espionage and sabotage are increasing"

Deutschlandfunk

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Germany narrowly escaped a plane crash in July when an air freight package caught fire, presumably initiated by Russia. It was only thanks to a lucky coincidence that the package caught fire on the ground in Leipzig and not during the flight, said Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution President Haldenwang during a public questioning of the German secret services in the Bundestag.

TAZ

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Cyber attacks, disinformation, incendiary devices: At a Bundestag hearing, the heads of German intelligence services clearly warn of Russia's hybrid war. more...

merkur.de

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In the Bundestag, the heads of the intelligence services reported on the activities of Russian secret services. A particularly dangerous case of sabotage was the explosive device in a package.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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At a hearing in the Bundestag, BND chief Bruno Kahl said that the Kremlin was acting "without any scruples" and was testing "red lines". Thomas Haldenwang, president of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, called for more powers to investigate financial flows.

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Was it only a lucky coincidence that prevented an airplane disaster in Germany instigated by Russian spies?

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In Leipzig, a package containing an incendiary device burst into flames shortly before being loaded onto an airplane, setting a container on fire. Secret services suspect Moscow. According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the fact that nothing worse happened was a coincidence.