Germany sabotage fears prompt water scare near base in Mechernich

Officials have warned of possible attacks as Germany supports Ukraine in its war against Russia.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersSabotage fears prompt water scare near German baseEuskirchen PoliceA fence surrounding a water storage site in Mechernich was found damaged on ThursdayTen thousand people living near a military base in western Germany were told to stop using tap water on Thursday night, as authorities investigated a case of possible sabotage at a water supply site.

The warning came after the discovery of a fence cut at the water storage site in Mechernich area near Bonn. The all-clear was eventually given on Friday morning, although residents were urged to boil their water before drinking it.

A day earlier, an air force base near Cologne-Bonn airport was sealed off for several hours with "abnormal water values" detected in the supply.

Separately, Nato reported an attempt to trespass on its base at Geilenkirchen close to the Dutch border.

The extent of sabotage in any of the three incidents remains unclear although Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, have been on heightened alert because of Russia's war in Ukraine.

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