Brandenburg power-line attack brings possible far-left links into focus

Homemade flying devices modeled on New Year’s Eve rockets were supposed to bring down an electrical substation in Brandenburg. The attempt has put security authorities on alert, with possible far-left extremist links now under scrutiny.

The devices did not require specialist knowledge to build, but their construction was nevertheless laborious. The description of the planned attack points to an effort to disrupt power infrastructure using relatively simple, improvised means.