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German “climate extremist” on the run, wanted across Europe

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Under investigation
  • German police are searching for a 48-year-old man suspected of carrying out several sabotage attacks on transformer stations.
  • A letter found in his car said producing electricity from fossil fuels was a crime.
  • The suspect has fled and is being pursued with dog patrols, while a minister described the suspected motive as climate extremism.

“It is a crime to produce electricity from fossil fuels.” That sentence appeared in a letter found in a car belonging to a 48-year-old German man suspected of carrying out several sabotage actions in Germany over the past week.

Several transformer stations have been sabotaged, and the suspect has escaped from German police. Dog patrols are now searching for him, and he is wanted across Europe.

It is a crime to produce electricity from fossil fuels.

· Unknown author of the letterThe sentence was found in a letter inside a car belonging to the man suspected of the sabotage attacks.

A German minister assumes the case concerns “climate extremism,” linking the suspected attacks to the message found in the car. The investigation remains focused on identifying and locating the man suspected of the sabotage.

climate extremism

· German ministerThe minister’s characterization of the suspected motive behind the sabotage.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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