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Device Defused at Home of Andra Engineer Tied to Cigéo Nuclear Repository

Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation to identify those responsible.

Overview

  • The explosive was found and neutralized on February 13 near a garden shed at the engineer’s home in Liffol-le-Grand in the Vosges, with no injuries reported.
  • An anonymous post on infoLibertaire.net claimed responsibility, describing a low-intensity incendiary intended to detonate gas cartridges and asserting it posed no danger to people.
  • Bomb disposal technicians from Colmar intervened and nearby residents were confined for several hours during the operation, according to local officials.
  • The engineer filed a complaint and Andra will do the same, as industrial director Patrice Torres condemned the act as a new escalation following prior harassment such as flour-throwing and graffiti.
  • The Épinal prosecutor confirmed an active inquiry and investigators from Neufchâteau are pursuing leads on the perpetrators and their motives, while Stop Cigéo stated it does not condone attacks on people.