German Police Investigate Another Suspected Attempt to Sabotage Power Grid

German police are investigating an attempted sabotage of an electrical transformer south of Düsseldorf, in western Germany. The incident is the third suspected attack of its kind reported this week, according to Bild.

The repeated incidents have renewed European concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure. Reuters reported that European countries have accused Russia of waging a hybrid war intended to discourage support for Ukraine. Those concerns were also highlighted by an intercepted drone attack at Leipzig airport in August. Moscow has rejected the accusations.

Germany’s Interior Ministry said on Thursday that it did not consider the suspected sabotage attempts accidental. The ministry’s statement came ahead of regional elections on Sunday in Saxony-Anhalt, an eastern German state where the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is considered the leading party.

German authorities said they had thwarted several attacks on the electricity network in recent days. The investigation into the transformer incident is continuing.