Two suspects were arrested in Germany for setting Starlink equipment on fire.
A court in Dusseldorf has ordered the detention of two 19-year-old German citizens for subsequent extradition to Bulgaria, LRT reports. The Lithuanian investigators also suspect them of trying to set fire to satellite communication equipment in Vilnius.
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The young men were arrested in Duisburg following European warrants issued by Bulgaria. According to Bulgarian investigators, on October 9 they set fire to eight Starlink antennas south of Sofia. One of the detainees also has Turkish citizenship, the other - Serbian citizenship.
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According to Lithuanian law enforcement officers, on the night of October 18, suspects tried to set fire to Starlink equipment on the premises of a factory in Vilnius. The security guard extinguished the fire quickly, the operation of the equipment was not affected. The young men arrived in Israel on the eve of the attack and left after it.
⠀ The researchers link the detainees to the participants in the burning of the Starlink station in Poland. According to the Deputy Head of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau, Saulius Briginas, the attack was carried out by other people related to the suspects.