A left-wing activist activist group on Saturday claimed responsiblity for sabotaging a railway line in western Germany.
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The "Angry Birds Commando" group, in a letter posted on German left-wing website indymedia.org, said it placed incendiary devices on the railway line between Cologne and Düsseldorf.
A fire was ignited in two places between the German city of Leverkusen and the town of Langenfeld on Friday morning, stopping train operations and causing disruption. Firefighters extinguished the flames but the damage on the track remained. The act of vandalism disrupted the train line between two of Germany's busiest citiesImage: Sascha Thelen/dpa/picture alliance
In the online letter claiming responsibility, the "Angry Birds Commando" group blamed industrial technology for the destruction of the environment: "This movement will prevent the planet from being shredded."
