Rote Armee Fraktion Terrorists Confess to Arson Attack on Rheinmetall CEO's Home In Germany

Terrorists from the left-wing extremist movement RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion) claimed that they burned down the garden house of Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger on the night of 29 April, accusing him of "profiteering" from arms sales. This was reported by Bild.

The Rote Armee Fraktion is a German left-wing terrorist organisation of urban guerrillas that operated in Germany and West Berlin. It was founded in 1970 and named after the revolutionary armies of the Soviet Union, whose successor Russia now claims to be. 

The unnamed extremists published a letter on the Internet claiming responsibility for the arson attack on Papperger's house.

The confession states that "Rheinmetall is one of those who are profiting from the so-called Zeitenwende," a word used by the German authorities to describe the change in defence policy due to Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.   

It is also claimed that the arms company is accumulating "various old types of armoured vehicles", "which could now be sold to Ukraine", so "Rheinmetall is not only planning, producing and killing on a national scale".

At the end of the letter, the authors allude to the imprisoned RAF terrorist Danielle Klette, calling for her release: "Strength and good luck to all those who are hiding from the radical left and those who agree to militantly attack the security forces!"

Former left-wing terrorist Daniela Klette, who had been in hiding for more than 30 years, was arrested in Berlin earlier this year. During a search of the apartment where Klette was detained, a hand grenade and other dangerous items were found.

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Rheinmetall arms company has taken a number of orders to supply Kyiv with weapons and announced the opening of several factories in Ukraine and other European countries.