Several Bundeswehr all-terrain vehicles burned out in Leipzig.
The number of emergency services was increased in Saxony over New Year's Eve.
Leipzig - The
Mercedes G-Class
is one of the
Bundeswehr's emergency vehicles
.
"The vehicle is used to transport people and material, but it is also used in action to guide the troops by means of a built-in radio system," can be read on the Bundeswehr website.
It is about the so-called
Mercedes Benz G300 CDI Greenline 2020
.
The troops should receive a total of 700 vehicles from September.
The military special equipment will be installed in Koblenz.
With "all-wheel drive, air conditioning, cold packs, automatic gearshift: the soldiers can use the new vehicle in different climate zones".
Bundeswehr vehicles burned down in Leipzig
Seven out of ten Bundeswehr vehicles burned on New Year's Eve in Leipzig (Saxony).
The off-road vehicles were parked on the site of a car dealership in Leipzig.
Whether it is the newly acquired
Mercedes Benz G300 CDI of the Bundeswehr is still unclear.
Nothing is known about the amount of the damage either.
Strangers set the wagons on fire.
The police suspect arson.
Nothing is known about further details and the amount of the damage.
In Berlin, the fire brigade had to fight a major fire in a supermarket.
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