There is no indication Chancellor Angela Merkel’s airplane was grounded because of sabotage or a “criminal act,” a German air force spokesman said at a press conference Friday.
The plane, carrying the chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to the G20 meeting in Argentina, was forced to turn back to Germany and land at the Cologne-Bonn airport late Thursday as a result of a technical defect.
Some local media reported the government was investigating whether the plane was sabotaged. The spokesman ruled out foul play, saying there was “absolutely no indication of a criminal act,” and adding that it was “standard” to …read more
Source: European Voice
