{"id":55896,"date":"2024-04-19T10:15:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/germany-cuffs-alleged-russian-spies-over-plot-to-bomb-industrial-and-military-targets\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T10:15:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:15:09","slug":"germany-cuffs-alleged-russian-spies-over-plot-to-bomb-industrial-and-military-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/germany-cuffs-alleged-russian-spies-over-plot-to-bomb-industrial-and-military-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bavarian state police have arrested two German-Russian citizens on suspicion of being Russian spies and planning to bomb industrial and military facilities that participate in efforts to assist Ukraine defend itself against Vladimir Putin\u2019s illegal invasion.<\/p>\n

The suspects, named as Dieter S and Alexander J, were arrested during a raid in Bayreuth on Wednesday morning after warrants were granted on April 9 and 11, according to the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office<\/a>. The two men were apparently planning a bomb attack at the behest of Russia.<\/p>\n

Dieter S was in on the sabotage plans since October 2023, the Prosecutor\u2019s Office claimed, while Alexander J only became involved in March this year. The conspiracy had only gone as far as photographing and filming potential targets \u2013 such as the United States Army Garrison Bavaria near the German town Grafenwoehr, a site where Ukrainian soldiers have been trained to pilot M1 Abrams tanks according to the Financial Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n