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Major police hunt targets suspected power saboteur near Germany's Hambach Forest

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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

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  • German police launched a major search near Hambach Forest for a 48-year-old man suspected of three attempted acts of power-grid sabotage.
  • Police reportedly deployed more than 100 vehicles, while investigators found explosives in the suspect's apartment.
  • Authorities suspect possible climate extremism, and police believe the man may be traveling by bicycle.

More than 100 police vehicles have been deployed near Hambach Forest in western Germany in a continuing search for a suspected power saboteur.

German police are looking for a 48-year-old man identified as Daniel V after three attempted acts of sabotage against power networks. The incidents occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg and Saxony, where lignite is mined to generate electricity.

The search is still ongoing. We have received tips and are following them up.

· Cologne police spokesmanThe spokesman described the continuing search for the suspected saboteur.

Police issued a public appeal with photographs of the suspect on Saturday. Investigators found explosives in his apartment on Friday. The man remains at large, and police suspect he may be moving around on a bicycle, according to Bild.

“The search is still ongoing. We have received tips and are following them up,” a Cologne police spokesman said, according to DPA. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt previously told the agency that authorities had to assume the case involved climate extremism.

We must assume that this is a case of climate extremism.

· Alexander DobrindtGermany's interior minister characterized the suspected motive earlier in the week.
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