‘Malicious and Targeted’ Sabotage Halts Rail Traffic in Northern Germany

An ICE high-speed train arrives at the Hamburg-Altona train station in Germany on Sept. 2, 2021. Fabian Bimmer/Reuters

BERLIN—Cables vital for the rail network were intentionally cut in two places causing a near three-hour halt to all rail traffic in northern Germany on Saturday morning, in what authorities called an act of sabotage without identifying who might be responsible.