BERLIN (AP) — Investigators are probing suspicions of unauthorized access and possible sabotage at a major military barracks in western Germany, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Ministry spokesman Arne Collatz said the Wahn barracks outside Cologne had been sealed off. He said there were suspicions of attempted or actual illegal entry, as well as sabotage, but gave no further details.
German news agency dpa, which did not name its sources, said a hole had been found in a fence and that there was an unconfirmed suspicion that the facility’s water supply had been tampered with. It said water samples had been taken for the investigation.
The barracks are used for the military part of Cologne/Bonn Airport, where the German government’s military aircraft fleet has its main base.
Outside the barracks, military spokesman Ulrich Fonrobert said the facility was on lockdown after an incident Tuesday night that the military is taking “very seriously,” but he would not provide details. He said the barracks gates would reopen later Wednesday.
