'Malicious and targeted' sabotage halts rail traffic in northern Germany


FILE PHOTO: A logo of German railway Deutsche Bahn is pictured outside the railway station of the Cologne-Bonn Airport in Cologne, July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -Cables vital for the rail network were intentionally cut in two places causing a near three-hour halt to all rail traffic in northern Germany on Saturday morning, in what authorities called an act of sabotage without identifying who might be responsible.

The federal police are investigating the incident, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said, adding the motive for it was unclear.

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