The "Angry Birds Commando" group said they placed incendiary devices on a railroad between the two busy cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf. The group blamed industrial technology for the destruction of the environment.

The “Angry Birds Commando” group said they placed incendiary devices on a railroad between the two busy cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf. The group blamed industrial technology for the destruction of the environment.

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The “Angry Birds Commando” group, in a letter posted on German left-wing website indymedia.org, said it placed incendiary devices on the railway line between Cologne and Düsseldorf.

A fire was ignited in two places between the German city of Leverkusen and the town of Langenfeld on Friday morning, stopping train operations and causing disruption. Firefighters extinguished the flames but the damage on the track remained.

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Repair work on the train line is expected to continue through Saturday afternoon. The act of vandalism has caused cancellations and delays, and it’s unclear when normal operations will resume.

German dpa news agency cited security sources who suspect the letter is genuine.

Meanwhile, Cologne police say an investigation has been launched and have put out a call for witnesses.

The “Angry Birds Commando” group has claimed responsbility for earlier sabotage, causing disruption on train line used by Deutsche Bahn between the cities of Düsseldorf and Duisdorf in 2025.

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  • poVoq@slrpnk.netMEnglish
    873·
    4 days ago

    Shoddy journalism 🤦 The correct headline would be “Randos on the internet post on open website that allows anyone to post a letter claiming to be responsible for arson”. This doesn’t mean that they are “leftist”, nor that this group even exists. And their expert source is likely some police officer that looked at the letter and said that it sounds plausible 🤦

    • Melchior@feddit.orgEnglish
      31·
      4 days ago

      Especially since environmentalists tend to like railways and leftists tend to not have as much of a problem with government owned companies. A more logical target would be an oil and gas pipeline, refinery or the like.

    • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      29·
      4 days ago

      It’s almost certainly Russian social media sponsored domestic terrorism, where they egg right wing idiots to act on behalf of russia with acts of sabotage, arson and terrorism.

      Then a letter to deflect.