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Homemade flying devices found near substation by Jänschwalde power plant
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Homemade flying devices found near substation by Jänschwalde power plant

From Die Zeit · () German

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

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Newswire Named sources Under investigation
  • Authorities found homemade flying devices resembling commercial New Year’s Eve rockets at an electrical substation near the Jänschwalde power plant in Turnow-Preilack.
  • Police said bomb-disposal specialists remained at the site, while operator 50Hertz reported no disruption to the general electricity supply.
  • Investigators had not determined whether the incident constituted a suspected attack.

Devices described as homemade rockets were found at an electrical substation near the Jänschwalde power plant in southern Brandenburg, prompting a police operation at the site.

According to current findings, the attempted damage was carried out using self-built flying devices resembling commercially available New Year's Eve rockets.

— 50HertzThe grid operator described the devices found at the substation.

Transmission grid operator 50Hertz said the attempted damage involved “self-built flying devices” resembling commercially available New Year’s Eve rockets. It added that further devices that had not been launched were found at the substation in Turnow-Preilack.

Bomb-disposal specialists were still working at the site, and the number of devices found remained unclear. Asked whether the incident could be considered a suspected attack, a police spokeswoman said, “The investigation will have to show that.”

On site, further flying devices that had not yet been launched were found.

— 50HertzThe operator said additional devices remained at the site.

The substation feeds electricity from the Jänschwalde power plant into the grid. 50Hertz said the general electricity supply was not affected at any time.

The investigation will have to show that.

— Police spokeswomanShe declined to confirm whether the incident was a suspected attack.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. 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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