After information about the threat, NATO increases the level of security at the German air force base / Artichelle

Non-military personnel were sent home as a precaution, a base spokesman said. The reason for the increased security was information about potential threats.

14 The NATO “AWACS” early warning and control system aircraft is based at the Geilenkirchen base, which monitors the airspace to detect threats in time.

“Der Spiegel” wrote that the “Charlie” security level in NATO jargon means that an incident has occurred or information has been received about a possible terrorist act against the alliance.

A spokesman for the base, however, said there was no cause for concern and that these were just precautionary measures to ensure base staff could carry out their duties.

The officer did not provide further explanations, which directly led to an increase in the level of security at the base.

Police confirmed that their officers were on duty at the air force base, but also declined to comment further on the reason for the heightened security measures.

On August 14, the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported a possible sabotage attempt at the NATO base in Geilenkirchen, as an unknown person had broken the security fence to enter the base.

Meanwhile, water monitoring sensors were working at the military base in Cologne on the night of August 14. Subsequent tests showed no abnormalities. During the inspection of the military object he found a hole in the fence.

After the incident, military facilities are being monitored more closely. After the events in Cologne and Geilenkirchen, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called for more attention and said plans to protect access to military facilities would be reviewed.

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