In Bayreuth, northern Bavaria, police arrested two men on suspicion of preparing the attack. They are said to have spied on US bases and planned attacks on military transport routes.
Security experts have been warning about such attacks for weeks and have made it clear the number of acts of sabotage will soon rise significantly. The targeted use of disinformation campaigns has long been part of the Russian strategy, which aims to identify and expand social tensions in Europe and Germany, says extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project. The Bundestag's intelligence committee called on the government to better arm the country against Russian influence operations at the end of March. Germany should prepare, says CDU interior expert Serap Güler in an interview with Germany's NDR broadcaster. The number of disinformation attacks from Russia will increase significantly, according to security experts, who say there will probably be more campaigns like this again very soon. This refers to concerted actions intended to divide and unsettle society, as well as spying and physical attacks.