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Germany investigates another suspected sabotage attempt

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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

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  • Police found a suspicious device near a transformer station in Dormagen, the third such discovery near German power infrastructure this week.
  • The device reportedly included firing mechanisms for homemade rockets, timers and copper wires, and may have been intended to cause a short circuit.
  • Police are investigating the three incidents as suspected attacks on critical infrastructure and received a claim of responsibility for two earlier cases.

For the third time this week, German police are investigating a possible sabotage attempt against the power grid. A suspicious object was found Thursday near a transformer station in Dormagen.

The object reportedly contained firing mechanisms for homemade rockets, along with timers and copper wires. “Someone apparently deliberately tried to cause a short circuit,” a police spokesperson said.

Authorities checked other transformer stations in the surrounding areas after the discovery. Similar objects were found Tuesday near transformer stations in Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Jänschwalde, Brandenburg.

Police are treating all three cases as suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. According to Bild, officers received a letter from someone claiming responsibility for the incidents in Bergheim and Brandenburg.

Someone apparently deliberately tried to cause a short circuit.

· Police spokespersonThe spokesperson described what investigators believe the suspicious device was intended to do.
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