By Jennifer Leighfield • Published: 22 Feb 2021 • 0:46
Lidl was targeted in the attack Credit: Shutterstock
A 66-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in connection with several parcel bombs sent to German food firms.
Three packages containing explosives were sent to food firms in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria several days ago, one of them exploded at the HQ of supermarket chain Lidl in Neckarsulm. Three people were injured and taken to hospital and around 100 people were evacuated from the building.
The retired man, whose name hasn’t been given under German privacy laws, is from the city of Ulm in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
The other parcels were sent to the ADM Wild factory in Eppelheim and the baby food manufacturer Hipp.
Police believed from the outset that the incidents were connected and said that further incidents were not likely.
They also reported that the suspect was not previously known to them and that he did not initially give a statement. He did not resist arrest. His motivation for sending the parcel bombs is as yet unknown.
The German food federation warned members to remain vigilant when receiving post.
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Jennifer Leighfield, born in Salisbury, UK; resident in Malaga, Spain since 1989. Degree in Translation and Interpreting in Spanish, French and English from Malaga University (2005), specialising in Crime, Forensic Medicine and Genetics. Published translations include three books by Richard Handscombe. Worked with Euro Weekly News since November 2006. Well-travelled throughout Spain and the rest of the world, fan of Harry Potter and most things ‘geek’.
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