According to Reuters html on the 28th, on Saturday morning, cables that are crucial to the German railway network were deliberately cut off two places, causing all railway traffic in northern Germany to be interrupted for nearly three hours. The German government said it was a deliberate act of vandalism, but the perpetrator has not been identified yet.
German national railway operator Deutsche Railway said in a statement on Saturday: "Derby had to stop railway traffic in the north for nearly three hours this morning due to damage to cables that are crucial to railway traffic." The incident affected railway services in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, as well as Bremen and Hamburg , and also had a joint impact on international railway transportation to Denmark and Netherlands .
German " Spiegel " weekly said that the communication system of the railway network was closed at around 6:40 am local time. At 11:06 am local time, Deutsche Railway posted on Twitter that traffic has partially resumed, but warned that trains will continue to be delayed or cancelled.
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Reuters said that at major stations including Berlin and Hanover , passengers lined up in long queues due to delays or cancellations in many trains. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said federal police are investigating the incident, adding that the motive for the destruction is not yet clear. "It's obvious that this is a targeted and malicious action," German transport minister Volker Wissing said in a press conference. A security source said there are many possible motivations, including frequent cable thefts or targeted attacks.
German Green Party leader Omid Nouripour said anyone who attacks the country's critical infrastructure will receive a "decisive response". "We won't be intimidated," he wrote on Twitter.
Reuters pointed out that NATO and EU emphasized last month that it is necessary to protect critical infrastructure after the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline is damaged.
(Editor: ZLQ)
