In Germany on the 8th, trains could not run for several hours due to a problem with the railway communication system, and the government said it was sabotage due to the intentional cutting of communication cables.
On the 8th, German railway company Deutsche Bahn was unable to operate many long-distance trains for about 3 hours mainly in the north due to trouble with the communication system.
Deutsche Bahn announced that the damage to the communication cable was the cause, and Wissing, the Minister of Transport and Digital, said at a press conference that the cable was intentionally cut in two places and that it was due to sabotage.
In Europe, a gas leak from the Nord Stream, an undersea natural gas pipeline connecting Russia and Germany, occurred late last month, and there is a growing view that it was sabotage, and there is a sense of caution that critical infrastructure could be targeted. is likely to rise further.