The Russian government is said to have made plans to assassinate Rheinmetall boss Armin Papperger earlier this year. Background: The German arms company supplies weapons and military vehicles to Ukraine…
The plot was part of a series of planned attacks on executives of European defense companies. German intelligence services foiled the plans after being informed by the U.S., CNN reported Thursday, citing five officials in the U.S. and Germany. Explosive: The plan to kill Papperger is said to be particularly sophisticated.
Papperger has campaigned for more arms supplies to Ukraine. His company, one of the world’s largest munitions manufacturers, runs a tank repair shop in the west of the country with Ukraine. Only in June did Papperger announce that he wanted to expand cooperation with Ukraine and supply Lynx infantry fighting vehicles.
Huge security measures
According to information from the newspaper Bild, a patrol car with several police officers equipped with submachine guns has been parked in front of Rheinmetall’s headquarters in Düsseldorf almost every day for months. In addition, Papperger is said to have had personal security for months and is being guarded 24 hours a day.
Source: Krone
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