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Deadly electricity trap on the ICE from Frankfurt to Leipzig
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Strangers prepared a plug in a compartment of an ICE operated by Deutsche Bahn so that it could potentially have seriously injured a passenger.
Leipzig – Deadly electricity trap on the Intercity Express to Leipzig: Railway employees found a prepared plug there. The federal police assume an attack.
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The federal police warned of prepared plugs in express trains after a find in the ICE Frankfurt-Leipzig. (Symbol picture) © Peter Endig / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa
The ICE had come from Frankfurt am Main on Tuesday afternoon. When all passengers had alighted, the train was driven to a workshop for cleaning and technical checks.
During the inspection, railway employees discovered a prepared plug in a socket located between two seats. “The ends of the plug were cut off and processed in such a way that serious injuries would have occurred if touched,” said Federal Police spokeswoman Constanze Strohm.
A measurement showed that there was actually 230 volts on the outside of the plug, which could have led to a fatal electric shock if pulled out with bare hands.
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After examining the prepared connector, the police assume it acted willfully. Means: Here someone deliberately wanted to injure or even kill a person.
According to spokeswoman Strohm, it is still unclear when the plug was placed there and how long it has been on the ICE.
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The federal police issued a Germany-wide warning not to touch plugs and cables that were supposed to be forgotten in train sockets and to inform the police immediately!
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