German military says thousands of rounds of ammunition were stolen from parked vehicle last week

Members of the German military take part in a media day in Berlin on November 18. HMB Media/Uwe Koch/Sipa USA)

The German Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that “a shipment of thousands of rounds of ammunition” bound for the armed forces was stolen from a civilian contractor’s trailer last week.

A spokesperson told CNN that the ammunition was stolen “from the trailer of the civilian carrier’s transport vehicle, which had been parked overnight” between November 24 and 25.

On November 28, the military discovered that the shipment was missing approximately 20,000 rounds of ammunition, the spokesperson said, without providing further details.

The military is investigating the theft with the help of local police, the German Armed Forces said in a statement sent to CNN.

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