German police probe suspected acts of railway sabotage

Berlin: Police said Friday they had detected two suspected acts of sabotage over the past 48 hours on a busy railway in western Germany. The suspec...

Berlin: Police said Friday they had detected two suspected acts of sabotage over the past 48 hours on a busy railway in western Germany.

The suspected arson attacks took place between the cities of Duesseldorf and Duisburg in Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia.

The first was detected on Thursday, causing widespread and ongoing disruption to rail services including long-distance trains to destinations across Germany and abroad.

A far-left group calling itself the "Angry Birds Kommando" later posted a message on the leftwing news site Indymedia, claiming responsibility for the attack. It said they had acted to stop a "system of destruction" of the environment.

Police say they were looking into the authenticity of the claim.