Railway chaos: explosion of a machine ensures massive restrictions!

Railway chaos: explosion of a machine ensures massive restrictions!

On Thursday morning, there were massive restrictions on rail traffic between Dresden and Leipzig. The reason for the disorders was the demolition of a ticket machine in Kihern, district of Leipzig. The explosion was so violent that the machine was torn from its anchoring. According to a report by Tag24 reported a train driver of a passing freight train around 4 o'clock in the morning.

After the incident, the federal police and a defusing team were immediately sent to the site. The Leipzig criminal police have taken over the investigation and is currently securing the traces. However, concrete details about the incident are still unclear. The machine was badly damaged, the entire front was torn out, while parts of the machine were thrown into the track bed, which led to a blocking of track 1. The amount of property damage is currently still unknown and it is unclear whether the perpetrators have stolen something. Fortunately, there were no injuries during the explosion.

rail traffic affected

The explosion led to considerable disturbances in rail traffic, and the duration of the blocking has so far been uncertain. Travelers on the route between Dresden and Leipzig have to prepare for delays. The security authorities strive to quickly clarify the background of the crime.

As part of the nationwide crime statistics, there is a worrying increase in crimes in Germany. According to the police crime statistics 2023, which was published on the website of the bka The crimes recorded by 5.5 % to a total of 5,940,667 cases. This corresponds to the highest number of cases since 2016. The main causes for the increase are increased mobility after the end of the COVID-19 restrictions, economic loads and a high immigration rate.

increase in crime

The statistics also occupy an increase of 8.6 % for violent crime, which has reached the highest level since 2007 with 214,099 cases. A worrying detail is that 34.4 % of the suspects are non -German citizens. While the crime statistics show that theft and violent crime in particular have increased, the situation with regard to cybercrime remains relatively stable, with a slight decrease of 1.8 %.

The investigation into the explosive attack in Kires is a worrying trend of crime, which is also increasingly concerned with the public. Both the investigators and rail customers hope for quick clarification and restoration of safety in rail traffic.