last week, several Dutch cell towers were damaged as a result of arson or sabotage opponents the deployment of new telecommunications networks 5G, said on Saturday newspaper De Telegraaf.
In the editorial material of the publication stated that last week there were at least 4 such incidents. It is reported that the arsonists left a slogan against 5G in place of one attack.
a number of groups in the Netherlands are protesting against the introduction of 5G, mainly due to concerns that radio waves can harm human health. Others fear that the technology could violate your privacy.
In a statement on its web site the Dutch government on security issues and counter-terrorism (NCTV) said last week it had registered the "various incidents" around the masts of the radio, including arson and sabotage, and that the possible cause is the opposition to the deployment of 5G.
Recall that similar attacks recently taking place in the UK and other countries. In Birmingham and Liverpool damaged more than 20 towers of different mobile operators, social networking also wrote about the incident in Manchester, Watford and Rampage.
British Ministers last week refuted the theory that bound the mast 5G with the spread of the novel coronavirus as a dangerous "false news" and completely false.
the Main telecommunications providers in the Netherlands are in the testing phase and haven't started any nationwide deployment of 5G in anticipation of the auction of frequencies, which should be completed in June.
