Some 5,500 employees at the base near Cologne-Bonn airport were ordered not to drink tap water due to possible contamination, according to reports.
A German military base near the city of Cologne It was closed this Wednesday after suspicions arose that its water supply had been tampered with in an act of sabotage.
An alert was issued at the Colonia-Wahn base, where they work about 5,500 peopleamong them some 1,200 civilians, after damage to its fencing was detected in a remote area of its perimeter.
Those responsible asked the base employees to Do not drink tap water due to possible contamination and samples have been taken for analysis, reports the national press. The Army barracks have been cordoned off and you cannot enter or leave them.
The base houses the chancellor’s plane
The base, very close to the Cologne-Bonn airport and the town of Porz, houses the Air Transport Wing of the Bundeswehrin charge of the plane used by the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz when traveling abroad.
Law enforcement and military intelligence They are investigating possible sabotage. ‘Euronews’ has contacted the German Ministry of Defense for a comment, but so far we have not received a response.
