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The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing German Ammunition

© AFP 2023 / CARMEN JASPERSENPersonnel of the 51st squadron Immelmann enter an Airbus A400M military aircraft before taking off from the German army Bundeswehr airbase in Jagel, northern Germany, December 10, 2015. Germany deploys two Tornado reconnaissance jets and 40 troops to Turkey to back the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria
Personnel of the 51st squadron Immelmann enter an Airbus A400M military aircraft before taking off from the German army Bundeswehr airbase in Jagel, northern Germany, December 10, 2015. Germany deploys two Tornado reconnaissance jets and 40 troops to Turkey to back the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria - Sputnik International
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An investigation is ongoing into the disappearance of ammunition belonging to the German Bundeswehr during an Air France flight from Berlin to Mali in May.

The Air France plane, with German soldiers and ammunition on board, took off from Tegel airport in Berlin on May 28. The loss of a plastic crate containing 880 pieces of ammunition was discovered after the plane landed in the capital of Mali, Bamako.

"When the soldiers arrived at Bamako, Air France was unable to hand over the ammunition in accordance with the instructions it received from Bundeswehr," a representative of the Bundeswehr told Die Welt newspaper.

German military filed a case on missing ammunition with the Berlin police on June 6, and an investigation and search for the lost ammunition is under way.

A file picture taken on December 11, 2009 shows an Airbus A400M military transporter landing in Sevilla - Sputnik International
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Two likely versions suggest that the crate was either loaded into the wrong plane or stolen during a stop in Paris. A defense ministry spokesman has stated that the responsibility lies with the air carrier.

Germany is taking part in the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and has 200 soldiers in the country as part of a European mission to train Malian troops.

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