German police detain suspect after sabotage attacks on power grid
- German police arrested a 48-year-old man on Tuesday in Weisweiler, ending a dayslong search for a suspect accused of sabotaging the country's electricity network across multiple states.
- Investigators linked the suspect to a climate extremism campaign after discovering letters at attack sites justifying the sabotage as part of the fight against fossil fuels near Brandenburg and Bergheim.
- Officers discovered explosives and a tent in underbrush near the arrest site, confirming the man allegedly used homemade rockets and conductive wire to target high-voltage power lines across three states.
- German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the acts were believed committed by a single climate activist, while the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office examines seized explosive devices.
- Officials initially feared foreign powers committed the sabotage following an Aug. attack at Leipzig and Halle Airport, but evidence now points to a lone actor operating within Germany.
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Police are investigating attacks on 1 September on power lines in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg (East) and on 4 September in Saxony, also in the East.
(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = A suspect who attacked power grids in various regions of Germany aiming for a large-scale blackout has been arrested, dpa and other news agencies reported on the 8th (local time)...
According to the German media, this is the 48-year-old man wanted by the police since Friday, and described by the government as an "extremist" climate activist.
He is captured: That man, who is supposed to be responsible for sabotage at several substations in Germany, was arrested. After 48-year-old Daniel V. had been punished for several days.
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