The government excludes the economic interest of the theft of cables and feeds the sabotage thesis: “They knew what they were doing”

The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar PuenteLeft open this Monday, the possibility that behind the interruption caused by the circulation of trains between Madrid and Seville there is a mobile phone beyond the economic derived from the theft of wiring.

Speaking with a wave, Puente said the thieves “They went to the shot and if it is a robbery, we are talking to the maximum of a thousand eurosBut the damage is terrible. “In his opinion, everything indicates a” deliberate act “and” we hope to see if it has an economic interest, which is minimal or has an interest of another type. “

The minister confirmed the data issued by Adi and Renfe that the circulation from Madrid to Andalusia is progressively expected around 09.30 on Monday. “There will be trains that instead of leaving a branch will come out with two units to gradually try normalizing the operation during the morning,” he said.

On what happened, he said it They stole 150 meters of copper In a double track in one direction and another in four points in the province of Toledo, to which a “hook” of an Iryo train with a chain was added when the march was added.

The minister showed his Concern for a passenger girl who had an appendicite attack When a train was running. “It’s my second night without sleeping this week in less than seven days, with the opposition we will talk,” said Puente.

Subsequently, in the declarations of the ser chain, the minister added that the robbery via cable occurred in “a” area where there is nothing, practically there are no cameras“. He stressed that” I wouldn’t have talked about robbery, but harm“From about” 150 meters from a cable that is very good “, so it has considered that the amount that could be obtained from its sale” is minimal. ”

Bridge said that one of his “hypotheses” is that “at least” was sought to block the line on the return of the May bridge e At the gates of the April Fair of Seville. “It’s a fairly coordinated action. Who did it knew perfectly where he was going, it’s an area without cameras“He said about the hypothesis of” sabotage “.

“One of the things we have to consider is strengthening security,” he recognized, while he defended him There is no saturation on the tracks: “The infrastructure are prepared For the traffic they are experiencing. It is true that when there is an accident like this or Monday (with reference to the great blackout), the affection is much greater, but this is also a consequence of its success “, has reflected.

On the criticism of the PP, Minister Puente replied “There will already be time to respond to the PP”, Who accused him of “bad management”. “The PP is not lacking or an opportunity to portray. It doesn’t matter if the eventualities are unrelated to the service, like this case”, had been resolved.