[On May 7, 2025 in Saint-Chamond (Loire), the electrical station at the entrance to the town received a nocturnal visit. Responsible for converting high-voltage electricity into low-voltage, with its cables and large transformer, it was partially set on fire at around 3 a.m., plunging part of the town and its businesses into darkness. Sans Nom reported on this attack here, and three days later it was claimed against the arms dealers in a communiqué which we republish below. It should be noted that a “KO KNDS” tag was left at the scene, which the prefecture spokesmen were careful not to specify].

KO KNDS?

In the early hours of May 7 in Saint-Chamond, we took action against a transformer station. A KO KNDS tag was left behind.

We hope to have interrupted the power supply to the city’s southern industrial zone. We particularly targeted the eco-district, formerly an arms production site. Renovated and certified, this area now boasts children’s playgrounds, bars, shops and restaurants… Erasing the past? Not quite. On the other side of the consumerist inferno, the metallurgical eco-system has been modernized. These include Atlante (electric vehicles), Marlin (automotive equipment), SICAF (industrial automation), Arcelormittal (steel giant) and, as a historic legacy, KNDS. KNDS stands for KMW+Nexter Defense Systems.

Still unclear? Let’s clarify. The company was born of the merger of two major land armament groups. It sells its products to over 50 armies worldwide. Its favorite weapon: the CAESAR self-propelled gun. Its favorite vehicle is the Leopard 2 battle tank. In addition to artillery and tanks, KNDS develops military robots and remotely operated munitions. In October 2024, it opened a new subsidiary in Kiev, Ukraine, to produce and maintain its lethal technologies in the field. While bodies fall daily, mowed down by western and eastern states, KNDS is making its return on experience and investment. Without arms dealers, neither this war, nor the Palestinian massacre, nor so many other bloody tragedies would take place. Tonight, we wanted to attack one of these merchants’ hideouts, modestly, with no regard for the commercial and industrial abjectness of the surrounding area. Paradoxically, this is what we wanted to bring to light, by turning off part of the city.

PS: And let’s not forget, alongside the arms dealers, the states, proto-states and their proxies. As long as a single one of them remains standing, there will be no peacetime, no wartime. Only an era of oppression and repression.

via: sansnom