立陶宛官员周四表示，两名德国公民因涉嫌本月早些时候试图在立陶宛纵烧星链设备，已在德国被捕。
Two German citizens have been arrested in Germany over suspicion of trying to set fire to Starlink equipment in Lithuania earlier this month, officials in the Baltic country said Thursday.
立陶宛刑警局副局长绍柳斯·布里吉纳斯在记者会上说，这两名居住在德国的男子是应保加利亚的请求在德国被捕的。
Speaking to reporters, Saulius Briginas, deputy head of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau, said that both men, who live in Germany, were arrested there at Bulgaria’s request.
公共广播电台LRT报道，调查人员认为，这两名男子在案发前夕抵达立陶宛，在首都维尔纽斯实施纵火未遂后立即离境。
Investigators believe the men arrived in Lithuania on the eve of the incident and left immediately after the attempted arson in the capital Vilnius, public broadcaster LRT reported.
布里吉纳斯说：“他们与立陶宛没有任何联系，来这里就是为了实施这起犯罪。”
"They have no ties to Lithuania and came here to commit this crime," Briginas said. He added: "This was not a spontaneous crime.
他补充道：“这不是一起自发性犯罪。他们清楚知道要去哪里、打算做什么，并提前做好了准备。”维尔纽斯有组织犯罪和腐败调查部首席检察官内留斯·普斯科留斯表示，这两名男子面临为实施犯罪而组建有组织恐怖团伙、以及参加恐怖团伙的嫌疑。
They knew exactly where they were going and what they intended to do, and they prepared for it in advance." Nerijus Puskorius, chief prosecutor in Vilnius’ Organized Crime and Corruption Investigation Division, said the men face suspicions of forming an organized terrorist group to commit crimes and taking part in a terrorist group.
嫌疑人已被列入通缉名单，立陶宛当局正与保加利亚、波兰和德国的执法合作伙伴开展合作。
The suspects had been placed on a wanted list, and Lithuanian authorities are cooperating with law enforcement partners in Bulgaria, Poland, and Germany.
布里吉纳斯说，嫌疑人还与针对波兰和保加利亚星链设备的纵火袭击有关，并补充说波兰已有更多人因这些事件被拘留。
Briginas said the suspects were also linked to arson attacks targeting Starlink equipment in Poland and Bulgaria, adding that more people have been detained in Poland in connection with the incidents.
维尔纽斯的纵火未遂案发生在本月早些时候，地点是立陶宛公司Delska的场所，美国公司SpaceX在那里运营和存放星链设备。立陶宛政界人士指责俄罗斯涉及此事。
The attempted arson in Vilnius took place earlier this month at premises belonging to Lithuanian company Delska, where the US company SpaceX operates and stores Starlink equipment. Lithuanian politicians have accused Russia of being involved in the incident.
自2022年以来，乌克兰在俄乌战争中将星链及其军用级服务“星盾”作为防御的一部分。
Since 2022, Ukraine has used Starlink and its military-grade service Starshield as part of its defense in the Russia-Ukraine war.