Aporia · Two arrested after attack on defence companies in Munich

A 38-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, both Bulgarian nationals, allegedly carried out an attempted arson attack outside defense companies Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing in Munich during the night. Several incendiary devices were set off, but only two ignited, causing no major damage. The suspects were arrested after police received a witness call at around midnight. According to investigators, the devices were thrown from a moving car at a building site on the street.

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Two Bulgarian nationals, a 38-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, were arrested in Munich after allegedly attempting to carry out an arson attack on two defense companies. The pair set off several incendiary devices outside the buildings of Rohde & Schwarz, a technology group, and Helsing, a German drone manufacturer. While three devices were thrown, two of them ignited and the third did not cause any damage. A witness called the police at around midnight after seeing the devices being thrown from a moving car. The suspects were arrested after officers arrived on the scene and quickly extinguished the fire. The companies targeted manufacture security technology for public authorities and the military, with Rohde & Schwarz also producing communications technology.

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“Article A describes an arson attack on defence companies in Munich, while Article B mentions attacks on electricity substations across Germany, with no mention of Munich or defence companies”

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Bayerischer Rundfunk German Helsing Munich Rohde & Schwarz

German NORP · 2× Helsing ORG · 2× Munich GPE · 2× Rohde & Schwarz ORG · 2× Bayerischer Rundfunk ORG · 1× Bulgarian NORP · 1× Euronews ORG · 1×

Several incendiary devices were set off during the night outside Munich-based technology group Rohde & Schwarz and German drone manufacturer Helsing. Investigators currently believe that two of the devices ignited, while the third apparently did not.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-05

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Two arrested after attack on defence companies in Munich · assertive framing

In Munich, a man and a woman allegedly attempted to carry out an arson attack outside the premises of two defence companies. uncertain

man → attempt → companies

The pair were arrested. asserted

pair → arrest → ?

Several incendiary devices were set off during the night outside Munich-based technology group Rohde & Schwarz and German drone manufacturer Helsing. Investigators currently believe that two of the devices ignited, while the third apparently did not. asserted

third → set → devices

A witness called the police at around midnight after incendiary devices were thrown from a moving car at a building site on the street. asserted

devices → call → street

Officers who arrived at the scene were able to extinguish the fire immediately. asserted

who → arrive → fire

No major damage was reported. asserted

damage → report → ?

The suspects, a 38-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, were then arrested. asserted

suspects → arrest → ?

According to German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk, both suspects are Bulgarian nationals. uncertain

suspects → accord → Rundfunk

Rohde & Schwarz manufactures, among other things, security and communications technology for public authorities and the military. asserted

Rohde → manufacture → authorities

Helsing mainly produces drones for military operations. asserted

Helsing → produce → operations

No further details about the background to the incident are yet known. asserted

details → know → incident

In our own coverage: you can also watch the latest Euronews exclusive report: asserted

you → watch → report

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