Russia may have been preparing sabotage at NATO air base in Germany - media

Morgenpost reports.

Intelligence warned that the base in Geilenkirchen was likely to be threatened by a “Russian sabotage act.”

According to the sources, German intelligence officers received information from a foreign intelligence service “about preparations for a possible Russian sabotage act against a NATO base using a drone.”

Last week, NATO headquarters in Brussels and the air base in Geilenkirchen did not comment on the intelligence findings regarding the possible threat.

A spokesman for the base called concerns about possible drone attacks absurd, and the Cologne police took over the investigation. The Federal Prosecutor's Office is not investigating the case.

• On August 17, a NATO air base in the German city of Geilenkirchen was closed due to suspected sabotage of drinking water, but test results show that the water is fine.