Police investigate incident on military training ground

The Halle police inspectorate is investigating a possible security incident on a military training ground in Zeitz in southern Saxony-Anhalt. According to a police spokeswoman, soldiers from the German Armed Forces had noticed and checked a driver on the training ground in the Zeitz forest. After becoming aware of what had happened, the police launched an investigation to clarify the facts. This is still ongoing.

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As reported by the "Mitteldeutsche Zeitung" newspaper, the man claimed to be a mushroom picker. However, the investigators considered this to be dubious. The Federal Ministry of Defense had also been informed about the incident. According to the police, the man was a 53-year-old German. He had been asked by the soldiers to leave the area and had been escorted there.

The Bundeswehr training area in Zeitzer Forst is used by the 701 Armored Engineer Battalion from Gera in Thuringia, among others. According to the Bundeswehr, the soldiers prepare the battlefield for their own troops. They cut aisles and overcome barriers and bodies of water. According to the city of Zeitz, Panzerpionierbataillon 701 is rooted in the border triangle of Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. Around 500 soldiers belong to the battalion.