Near Toulouse: three 5G relay antennas damaged by a fire in Escalquens
By Florian Mutafian
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The facts took place on the night of Wednesday December 7 to Thursday December 8, 2022. Three 5G relay antennas located on the same site at Escalquenssoutheast of Toulouse, have been degraded. Alerted by malfunctions that occurred during the night, a technician noticed it on the morning of Thursday, December 8, before contacting the police.
The gendarmes of Saint-Orens-de-Gameville then went to the scene, joined by the Criminal Investigation Unit (CIC) of Toulouse and the Research Brigade (BR) of Villefranche-de-Lauragais.
A product that degrades cases
The military were thus able to take the first samples from these facilities used by the operators Orange, Bouygues Télécom and SFR.
According to our information, it seems that a product has been inserted inside the electronic boxes so that they catch fire.
the Toulouse Public Prosecutor’s Office entrusted the investigation to the Villefranche-de-Lauragais Research Brigade and the Toulouse Research Section.
A trickle in November
These events occur less than three weeks after the net of the Toulouse Research Section.
This was translated into the arrest of seven people suspected of having participated in the destruction of radars and a 5G antenna.
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