{"id":105175,"date":"2025-12-03T04:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=105175"},"modified":"2025-12-03T04:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:21:00","slug":"thousands-of-rounds-of-german-army-ammunition-stolen-from-lorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=105175","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of rounds of German army ammunition stolen from lorry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A shipment of German ammunition has been stolen from a delivery lorry in the eastern town of Burg, the country\u2019s defence ministry has said.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Germany\u2019s DPA news agency, officials did not specify how much was taken. However, other reports cited a defence spokesperson as saying it was close to 20,000 rounds.<\/p>\n

The theft is thought to have taken place after the driver for a civilian transport company \u2013 contracted by the military \u2013 left his truck in an unguarded parking lot overnight on 25 November.<\/p>\n

The next day, when the delivery arrived at the nearby Clausewitz Barracks, the ammunition was found to be missing. The army has launched an investigation alongside police.<\/p>\n

Der Spiegel, among other German outlets, reported that the shipment contained 10,000 rounds of live ammunition for pistols, 9,900 rounds of blank bullets for assault rifles, and smoke grenades.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not confirmed whether anyone has been arrested or identified in connection with the incident, which has prompted security concerns around who may acquire the lost supplies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take the theft very seriously \u2013 this kind of ammunition must not fall into the wrong hands,\u201d the defence ministry told German media.<\/p>\n

A focal point of the Bundeswehr (German army)\u2019s investigation will be why the driver failed to identify a safe location for the stop, according to Germany\u2019s public broadcaster MDR.<\/p>\n

It reports that there is a special hotline available to drivers who need similar assistance and said the armed forces can provide an escort if required.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster said the driver left the vehicle in an unguarded parking lot and spent the night in a nearby hotel.<\/p>\n

This is the latest in a series of similar incidents in the the Saxony-Anhalt region.<\/p>\n

In August, local police in Bernburg reported 90 rounds of ammunition missing. Weeks earlier, officers in Eisleben reported they had lost 180 rounds.<\/p>\n

No immediate connection has been made between the cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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