Bulgarian authorities have issued European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old Germans suspected of setting fire to ground antennas of the Starlink satellite service near Sofia. The warrants were issued by the Sofia City Court at the request of the prosecution. Spiegel.de ↗
The attack occurred approximately ten days ago. Three antennas were destroyed in the fire, and several other pieces of equipment were damaged. Investigators are examining the case on suspicion of sabotage and an attack on equipment belonging to SpaceX. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
The suspected men reportedly traveled to Bulgaria as tourists. After the European arrest warrants were issued, Bulgarian authorities are also searching for them outside the country's territory. According to findings so far, investigators link them directly to the fire near Sofia. n-tv ↗
The case occurred at a time when similar Starlink equipment was also damaged in Poland. The head of Bulgaria's intelligence service described the incident as sabotage and warned of the possibility of further similar acts. Tagesspiegel ↗
Further proceedings will depend on locating and detaining both suspects. This could then be followed by a decision on their extradition to Bulgaria, where they would face investigation for damaging strategic satellite infrastructure.
Bulgaria issues arrest warrants for two Germans over Starlink attack
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