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Germany probes suspected sabotage at sealed military base

Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr decontaminate military equipment at the military part of Cologne-Wahn airport, western Germany [File: Ina Fassbender/AFP]

German authorities have sealed off a military base in Cologne as they investigate the potential contamination of the water supply.

A German defence ministry spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that an investigation of suspected sabotage was under way at the Cologne-Wahn barracks. A warning has been issued to those at the base not to drink the tap water and to remain on site.

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