Germany detains third person over Starlink fire in Poland, RMF FM reports
Prosecutors will assess whether the woman helped organize the blaze, which destroyed the station’s power system and backup generator, officials said.
- German police detained a woman in Berlin on Tuesday in connection with a fire at a Polish Starlink station last month, marking the third detention in the investigation, RMF reported.
- A blaze at the Starlink facility in central Poland destroyed its power system and backup generator in September; Poland blamed the incident on Russia as an act of sabotage aimed at disrupting internet services for Ukraine.
- Germany's Federal Criminal Police coordinated the detention of two Turkish men with Polish authorities, facilitating information exchange that brought the total arrests to three individuals across the cross-border investigation.
- Polish prosecutors are assessing the detained woman's involvement and whether grounds exist to seek her extradition; The German Interior Ministry declined immediate comment on the investigation.
- European Union officials have warned for months that Russia is mounting cyber and hybrid attacks across Europe to erode support for Ukraine, treating the Starlink fire as part of this broader sabotage pattern.
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Poland accuses Russian intelligence of organizing the arson.
Starlink Sabotage Probe Widens as Poland Points to Russian Intelligence – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac
German police have detained suspects in the Starlink station arson investigation. Poland blames Russian intelligence as reports point to additional arrests.
POLAND has accused Russian intelligence services of setting fire to a Starlink station. Two suspects have been arrested in Germany, and Polish Prime Minister Tusk has called the attack hybrid warfare.
Because of the alleged sabotage at a Polish Starlink station, a third suspect was arrested in Germany. "We are in the crosshairs of Russia," says the Foreign Minister.
After a fire in a Polish Starlink station in September, investigators searched several objects. Baden-Württemberg's Interior Minister Hagel warns of a "dorn Beauty Sleep" in Germany.
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