At a train station in Upper Bavaria: police arrest man with “explosives” in his luggage

DPolice at the Mühldorf am Inn station arrested a 25-year-old boy with “explosives” in his luggage. The man was traveling without a ticket on Friday night. “While searching his luggage, materials were found that could be used to produce explosives,” a police spokesman said Saturday.

“We are checking to see if there is a connection to the series of attacks on stores in Waldkraiburg.” Police initially did not provide further information on the man’s identity. “The investigation is currently going in all directions.”

After the man’s arrest, investigators from the State Criminal Police Office searched two houses in Waldkraiburg and Garching an der Alz. “There were signs of dangerous objects.” As a precaution, some residents had to temporarily abandon their homes.

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Since April, one or more unknown persons in Waldkraiburg (Mühldorf am Inn district) have carried out four attacks against companies of Turkish origin. In a fire in a greengrocer, six people were injured and caused millions of euros in damage.

In addition, a kebab snack bar, a hairdressing salon and a restaurant were damaged, and the windows were smashed with stones. Based on initial findings, the attacks may have been extremely motivated.