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Germany opens terrorism probe after attack on Brandenburg energy substation

From Ta Nea · () Greek

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

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  • German police opened a terrorism investigation after an attack on an electrical substation near the Jänschwalde power plant damaged power lines and briefly interrupted supply.
  • Authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia separately suspect sabotage after damage at an Amprion substation in Bergheim.
  • Investigators are examining possible remote-controlled sabotage by a foreign state and an action by left-wing extremists.

German police have opened a terrorism investigation after an attack on an electrical substation near the Jänschwalde thermal power plant in eastern Germany.

The attack damaged power lines and caused a brief interruption in electricity supply. Brandenburg police said they were investigating suspected disruption of public services, an explosion caused with explosives and the destruction of essential work equipment. They also opened a probe into the formation of a terrorist organization.

In addition to suspicions of disruption of public services, causing an explosion with the help of explosives and destroying essential work equipment, an investigation has also begun into the formation of a terrorist organization

— Brandenburg policeThe police described the charges being examined after the attack near Jänschwalde.

A separate incident at an Amprion substation in Bergheim, western Germany, led authorities to suspect an act of sabotage. Herbert Reul, North Rhine-Westphalia’s interior minister, said investigators had an initial suspicion of sabotage directed against the constitutional order.

Investigators are examining two possible scenarios: remote-controlled sabotage directed by a foreign state, and an action by left-wing extremists.

An initial suspicion of sabotage directed against the constitutional order

— Herbert ReulThe North Rhine-Westphalia interior minister described the separate investigation in Bergheim.
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