Unknown people cut fiber optic cables: police see connections to museum theft worth millions
Created: 11/23/2022, 3:58 p.m
By: Tanja Kipke
Fiber optic cable severed in Manching: police are investigating in all directions.
© Vifogra
The crime happened on Tuesday night: Unknown persons cut fiber optic cables in the district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm.
The police see a connection to another crime.
Update from November 22, 8 p.m.:
In the case of the destroyed fiber optic cable in Manching, a spectacular turnaround happened on Tuesday evening.
Police have linked the incident to a burglary at the nearby Celtic Roman Museum, where a total of 451 Celtic gold coins were stolen.
The value of the stolen goods is said to be several million euros.
When the museum was broken into by unknown perpetrators, the alarm system did not go off.
The police therefore see a connection to the severed fiber optic cables.
"It would be a very big coincidence if it wasn't related to the robbery," LKA spokesman Fabian Puchelt told
Münchner Merkur
. In addition to the telephone and Internet connections of 13,000 households, the museum's alarm system could also fail as a result of the action be.
The LKA is investigating.
Unknown people cut fiber optic cable in Upper Bavaria: 13,000 households affected
First report from November 22nd:
Manchester –
On the night of Tuesday (November 22), an unknown person broke into a technical room at Deutsche Telekom and apparently deliberately severed several fiber optic cables.
As reported by the police, there are massive internet and telephone failures in Manching (district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm).
The Ingolstadt police have taken over the investigation.
Fiber optic cable severed: 13,000 private and corporate customers of Telekom without Internet
There has been enormous disruption since 1.15 a.m., around 13,000 private and corporate customers of Deutsche Telekom around Manching (area code 08459) currently have no Internet or telephone connection.
"In the further course, several mobile phone masks failed," says police spokesman Andreas Aichele, press spokesman for the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria North, in a statement from the
Vifogra
news agency .
There are also restrictions in the affected area in Telekom's mobile network.
Technicians are currently on site and are working flat out to repair the lines.
According to an initial assessment, it may take up to three days for the full resumption of operations.
The cables would have to be completely replaced.
Affected households will probably have to get by without the Internet for some time.
The police point out that the operations centers of the police, rescue service and fire brigade are not affected and can continue to work fully operational.
The officials are currently investigating in all directions, so far there is no concrete evidence of the perpetrator.
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The laying of fiber optic cables is currently causing displeasure among residents.
In Puchheim-Ort you can currently feel the competition for fiber optic lines.
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