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German police hunt man claiming responsibility for power-grid sabotage

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

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

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  • German police are searching for a man who claimed responsibility in a letter for two attacks on electricity substations earlier this week.
  • The letter reportedly contained information also known to police but not publicly released.
  • Investigators have not established whether the claim proves the manโ€™s involvement.

German police are searching for a man who claimed responsibility in a letter for two acts of sabotage targeting electricity substations earlier this week.

The letter reportedly included information that police had also obtained but had not made public. That detail has drawn investigatorsโ€™ attention.

However, police have not established that the letter proves the man was involved in the sabotage.

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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. 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.