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☆ German spy chief warns that suspected sabotage almost caused a plane crash when a parcel caught fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence service said a plane crash was narrowly avoided. A "lucky coincidence" meant a package caught fire on the ground instead of midflight, he said. German intelligence bosses warned of the growing threat from Russia in a parliamentary hearing. AdvertisementA plane crash was narrowly avoided when a package caught fire before being loaded on board, in what German intelligence suspects was an act of sabotage. Haldenwang said it was "only a lucky coincidence" that the package caught fire on the ground and not during the flight.

Persons: midflight, —, Thomas Haldenwang, Haldenwang, Vladimir Putin, didn't, Bruno Kahl Organizations: Service, Bundestag, Federal, RedaktionsNetzwerk, DHL, German Press Agency, Financial Locations: German, Russia, RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, Leipzig, Germany

CNN —Dutch police arrested over 1,500 people after Extinction Rebellion protesters blocked a motorway in The Hague on Saturday. Hundreds of police were deployed to “maintain public order” during the climate protest, Dutch police said in a press release Saturday. Oscar Brak/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesActivists are arrested after blocking the A12 motorway in The Hague. Michel Porro/Getty ImagesVideos of the protest posted in social media showed protesters dressed in swimsuits and raincoats, prepared for the water cannons. Forty people were arrested for other criminal offenses including obstructing, blocking, vandalism, and insulting, according to the press release.

☆ German lawmakers break Europe's silence on suspected Nord Stream pipeline saboteur to point the finger at Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two senior German lawmakers have pointed the finger at Russia over suspected sabotage of Nord Stream. European lawmakers had previously left open the question about who the suspected Nord Stream saboteur could be. On Monday, Danish and Swedish authorities detected three severe leaks affecting the four Nord Stream pipelines, which run from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Nord Stream was intended as the main artery for natural-gas exports from Russia to Europe. The US Central Intelligence Agency warned Germany weeks ago about potential attacks on Nord Stream, German magazine Der Spiegel reported Tuesday.

☆ Germans urged to switch off Christmas lights this year to cut energy usage as Russia keeps tight hold on Europe's gas supply
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Christmas lights in Germany should be turned off to cut energy use this winter, per an environmental association. The director said there should be one lit-up Christmas tree for each community. Christmas lights in houses, apartments, and cities should be unplugged this year, Deutsche Umwelthilfe's Federal Managing Director Jürgen Resch told Insider in a statement. This Christmas could end up being very special if people make conscious decisions to give up certain things, save energy, and show solidarity, Resch told Insider. Austria is expected to delay the lights turning on at its Christmas markets in its capital, Vienna, per Bloomberg.

☆ В Германии сообщили о новой пандемии
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Премьер-министр федеральной земли Бавария (Германия) Маркус Зедер сообщил, что из-за мутаций коронавируса фактически возникает новая пандемия. «Число инфицированных растет, оно растет каждый день. Нет возможности игнорировать это, нужно смотреть в глаза фактам: мы имеем третью волну, которая значительно опаснее, чем первая и вторая волны коронавируса... Многие уже недооценили нынешнюю ситуацию. Как пишет lenta.ru, Зедер отметил, что многие также недооценивают распространение мутаций коронавируса, хотя они могут быть еще опаснее. В Германии за год с начала пандемии коронавируса заразились более 2,6 миллиона человек.

Persons: Маркус Зедер, Зедер Organizations: Лента.ру Locations: Бавария, Германия, Берлин

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