NATO said on Tuesday that acts of sabotage committed across the military alliance over the past years included threats to plot the murder of industry leaders such as the head of German arms maker Rheinmetall.

FILE PHOTO: Armin Papperger, CEO of German defense and automotive group Rheinmetall AG poses in front of the company's logo and headquarters following a Reuters interview in Duesseldorf, Germany January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

Sabotage acts in NATO countries in recent years have included threats to assassinate weapons industry leaders, particularly the German arms maker Rheinmetall's CEO Armin Papperger, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary-General James Appathurai said on Jan.

James Appathurai, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber Technologies, stated that recent acts of sabotage across the alliance included assassination threats against industry leaders,