German shock at reported Russian assassination plot
German political figures respond to a reported plot against Rheinmetall chief Armin Papperger.
German political figures have reacted angrily to a report that Russia had plotted to kill the head of Germany's biggest arms company Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger.
The CNN report said US officials had told their counterparts in Berlin earlier this year and security around him was stepped up.
Germany's interior ministry refused to comment but Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock appeared to confirm the details.