Explosives and weapons discovered Four men arrested in Glarus on explosives charges
Four men have been arrested in the canton of Glarus. The men are suspected of being responsible for eight night-time explosions of explosive devices in street galleries and tunnels.
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- Three Swiss and one German were taken into police custody in a coordinated operation on Monday and Tuesday.
- The men are suspected of being responsible for eight night-time explosions of explosive devices in street galleries and tunnels in the municipality of Glarus South.
- During house searches, the police found large quantities of explosives, weapons and narcotics.
Four men have been arrested in the canton of Glarus on explosives charges. During house searches, the police found large quantities of explosives, weapons and narcotics.
The three Swiss and one German, aged between 17 and 55, were taken into police custody in a coordinated operation on Monday and Tuesday, as reported by the Glarus cantonal police on Tuesday evening.
The men are suspected of being responsible for eight explosions of explosive devices in road galleries and tunnels in the municipality of Glarus South between June 1 and July 29. This resulted in material damage to road installations. The explosions mostly took place at night; the explosive devices were pipes filled with explosives.
The background to the offenses is being investigated by the public and youth prosecutor's office of the canton of Glarus in cooperation with the cantonal police, it was reported.