German police probe unexploded incendiary device at Brandenburg power substation
- On Tuesday, unidentified assailants attacked the Turnow-Preilack substation in the Spree-Nei district with rockets, targeting the facility connected to the nearby Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant in Brandenburg.
- Multiple hits to the facility suggest attackers intended to trigger a large-scale power outage in the area around the coal-fired plant and disrupt the Lausitz power grid.
- Emergency services initially reported discovering and defusing several improvised rocket devices fitted with explosives at the scene; subsequent findings indicated these devices did not exist.
- The Cottbus police directorate confirmed that headquarters in Potsdam assumed responsibility for communications, while local authorities and grid operator 50Hertz provided no immediate statements about the incident.
- Investigators are treating the attack as a high-priority security matter while the investigation continues, leaving critical questions about the Lausitz power grid's vulnerability unanswered.
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The police are investigating a possible act of sabotage at a substation near the Enschwald coal power plant in Brandenburg.
Brandenburg's electricity infrastructure, a German state in the east of the country, was the subject of an attempt to sabotage, in which incendiary artifacts, which did not explode, caused interference in a transmission line, the Minister of the Interior of Brandenburg informed on Tuesday.
The German emergency services have neutralized several improvised missile installations at the Brandenburg transformer station, preventing large-scale power cuts, writes the newspaper Markische Allgemeine Zeitung. The perpetrators planned to attack the Tournov/Prylac power plant near the Yanshwald coal power plant, and transmits to RIA News with reference to the newspaper Markische Allgemeine Zeitung. The attack was intended to cause a major dis…
Homemade Rockets Reportedly Hit One of Germany's Largest Power Plants in Sabotage Attempt
German authorities reported an attempt to attack energy infrastructure after discovering homemade explosive and incendiary devices near an electrical substation in Turnow-Preilack, located near the Jänschwalde lignite-fired power plant in Brandenburg.
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