“Police are as yet unsure of the motive of the attack,” and while the German authorities may never acknowledge it, there is reason to suspect that this could have been a jihad attack, as there are precedents: “Earlier this year German and Austrian authorities arrested an Iraqi man suspected of committing ‘terrorist attacks’ by sabotaging railway lines in 2018. The man was suspected of having strung a steel rope across the tracks running between the southern German cities of Munich and Nuremberg, damaging the front window of a high speed ICE train in October last year. In another case in December last year, cement blocks were put on the tracks. Islamic State (IS) flags and writings in Arabic were found near the crime scenes, Vienna prosecutors said at the time.”
“High speed train hits concrete slabs in northern Germany in suspected sabotage,” The Local, June 21, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Passengers have escaped injury after a high-speed train collided with concrete slabs placed over the rails in a suspected attack.
Police are as yet unsure of the motive of the attack.
The accident took place in the northern German town of Struckum, roughly 50 kilometres south of the Danish border….
The blocks weighed approximately 80 kilograms, with a spokesperson for the police indicating they may have been placed in order to puncture or otherwise damage the train’s fuel tank….
Although the driver or the passengers of the train did not see the perpetrators, they managed to place more concrete slabs on the tracks after the incident….
Earlier this year German and Austrian authorities arrested an Iraqi man suspected of committing “terrorist attacks” by sabotaging railway lines in 2018.
The man was suspected of having strung a steel rope across the tracks running between the southern German cities of Munich and Nuremberg, damaging the front window of a high speed ICE train in October last year.
In another case in December last year, cement blocks were put on the tracks. Islamic State (IS) flags and writings in Arabic were found near the crime scenes, Vienna prosecutors said at the time.
ntesdorf says
Even after years of multiple Jihad attacks of all types in Germany, the authorities and police still cling pathetically to the idea that it could not be a Jihad attack but that the perpetrators must have some mental affliction. They do, it is called Islam.
Westman says
Obviously the rails are not secure, anywhere. Here in the US, one watches freight trains go by with hardly a unit that is not plastered with graffiti. Anything could be planted on them while sitting without security.
Worse yet, most large US cities were expanded around the railroads in the late 1800’s to middle 1900’s and the rails provide a path directly into the heart of those cities. This is the equivalent of airports with no security except within the airplane itself.
smoris says
It is as though they think this is an excuse. At one time it would have been considered a serious breach of security to allow an insane person to enter a country. It should be. Immigration should not be allowed to persons of unsound mind, or otherwise ill. That one espouses Islam should be the first sign of mental illness. Being mentally ill is not an excuse. It should be grounds for deportation. Does Germany want to be the mental hospital for the middle east? Does England? France? What is wrong with these idiots?
DP111 says
The police are now sure the motive for the attack is “Nothing to do with Islam”.
R.Rawlinson says
It is very obvious these animals mean business.
Michael Copeland says
“The Local” refers to this as “the accident”. Time for journalism re-training. A deliberate derailment attempt is not accidental.
Keya says
When are the Germans going to wake up
Rufolino says
They don’t want to wake up ! It’s too alarming.
Kessler says
Reminds me of the bricks thrown from the passover onto motorists on Danish motorways. A German lady was killed. Happened near an immigrant ghetto and the media never reported anything further on it. “shhh – the truth might lead to islamophobia”…
https://www.tvsyd.dk/artikel/saa-mange-gange-er-en-bil-blevet-ramt-af-sten-paa-motorvejen
Paul N Silas says
I believe that this brick act was also done in Minneapolis a few years ago as well.
Jayell says
When I visited Berlin 50 years ago the train journey through East Germany was very slow and high fences were to be seen on either side of the track, with barbed wire on the bridges. Methinks Deutsche Bahn need to repeat the exercise following the alien invasion.
Spiro says
It’s rogue Lutherans or Quakers again you know how they are after all islam is a relation of peace right Bush
No Muzzies Here says
They are in Germany to work, and to co exist peacefully alongside the Germans. Theirs is a peaceful religion, and they would never do such a thing.
Believe that? I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
Mary says
And I have land in Florida alligators included.
WPM says
With so many surveillance cameras everywhere I find it hard to believe the people who did this are not captured on some camera doing it.80 kilio bricks means that they are over 200 lbs a piece .From the picture they would have to cross at least one other set of tracks. Those blocks had to be transported to the area by car or truck before being carried over the tracks by at least two people. You could not wheelbarrow or hand truck over all those tracks. .
Paul Saunders says
This could be either Islamist terrorists or Green eco-terrorists sabotaging the use of fossil fuels.
Angemon says
Unfortunately, I suspect nothing will be done until there’s a big-scale disaster.
Jack Beauregard says
We had a big scale disaster here, and it only took a few years before we began electing to public office, people who want to destroy western civilization. The western world is toast, and we have only ourselves to blame for it. Until the “moderate” savages stop the rest of the pure savages, it’s only going to get worse.
ConnectingDots says
ISIS cuts its risk of getting caught by spreading its work among many small cells instead of congregating in large groups.
Germans and Austrians should spread their risk of getting hurt or killed by ISIS by driving their own cars instead of congregating in trains.
gravenimage says
Germany: High-speed train hits concrete slabs placed on tracks by saboteurs
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Now, this *might* just be bored teenagers–but I doubt it.
Laura says
“Police are as yet unsure of the motive of the attack.” Surely, the motive is to derail the train and kill as many people as possible. Now who would do that?
Don Bessarion says
The islamic magazine ‘INSPIRE’ issue 17, summer 2017 contains an article ‘Train derail operations’ that explains in detail how to derail trains.
Mobuyus says
When miscreants are seen ambulating around with cement blocks near railroad tracks they should have said concrete blocks fixed to their necks and be tossed forthwith into the nearest body of water.
No Dreams says
Isn’t it wonderful?! Germans are finally receiving what they wanted. While howling “Refugee Welcome!!!” they filled their country and the rest of the idiotic, feminist and pervert west with the “beautiful” representatives of the religion of “peace”. No Christians but muslims only. Isn’t it strange? Finally they begin reaping their harvest. Rape and terror, suppression of freedom and total brainwash showing the extreme degree of degeneracy. This is just the beginning. Sarcastic? Yes, but true.