Ammunition Stolen from German Military in Security Breach
German authorities are investigating the theft โขof approximately 20,000 rounds of ammunition from the Bundeswehr, the country’s armed forces. The stolen munitions include combat pistol rounds, maneuver ammunition for assault rifles,โ and smoke ammunition, prompting a joint examination with local police.
The loss represents aโค significant security incident for the Bundeswehr, even tho a portion of the โฃstolen ammunition was designated for training purposes. Theโ incident raises โconcerns about the security of military stockpiles and โฃpotential risks associatedโ withโฃ the missing weaponry,particularly given heightened geopolitical tensions in Europe. The Ministry of defense is assessing โthe full extent of the breach and reviewing security protocols to prevent future occurrences.
According to โคthe Ministry of Defense, theโ stolen inventory comprisesโข roughly 10,000 โrounds of live combat ammunition for โpistols, 9,900 โคrounds of non-explosive maneuver ammunition used forโฃ assault rifle training, and an unspecified quantity of smoke ammunition. The investigation is ongoing to determine how โthe theft occurred and whether anyโ sensitive materialsโฃ where compromised.
