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Initial suspicion of anti-constitutional sabotage at a substation in North Rhine-Westphalia

From Die Zeit · () German

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  • Authorities suspect an attempted attack on a substation near Cologne may constitute anti-constitutional sabotage.
  • North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul disclosed the suspicion at a news conference in Düsseldorf.

Authorities have identified an initial suspicion of anti-constitutional sabotage in connection with an alleged attempted attack on a substation near Cologne.

North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul, a member of the Christian Democratic Union, announced the assessment during a news conference in Düsseldorf on Sept. 2, 2026.

Initial suspicion of anti-constitutional sabotage

— Herbert ReulThe North Rhine-Westphalia interior minister described the authorities' assessment of the alleged attack.
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