An incendiary device has been found on a train track in northeast Germany, police say, adding that the device was likely meant to disrupt train traffic. A far-left website has claimed responsibility. (more)

The device was found on Monday on the Intercity-Express (ICE) line that runs between the capital Berlin and the city of Hannover. It was located inside a cable duct in Dallgow-Döberitz, which is a municipality in the state of Brandenburg.

German Federal Police said the unexploded device was discovered after postings on a website associated with the far-left, but other details were not immediately released. Train services between Berlin and Hannover were disrupted as police investigated the device.

An online posting that claimed responsibility for the attempted attack said it wanted to cause a short-circuit to disrupt train services. The posting demanded increased aid and accommodation for refugees and called for acts of sabotage against the military.

German railways have in the past been targeted with incendiary devices in attempts to halt train services.

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