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Police Investigate Possible Sabotage After Fire Damages Berlin Electricity Substation

From Delfi Latvia · () Latvian

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

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • A fire damaged a construction site and part of an electricity substation in Berlin’s Moabit district, police said.
  • Investigators and the grid operator are examining whether the fire was arson or a technical failure, while electricity service continued.
  • The investigation follows recent attacks on substations in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg, including claims of responsibility by a climate extremist.

A fire damaged part of an electricity substation in Berlin’s Moabit district, prompting police to investigate whether the incident was sabotage or a technical failure.

Police said a construction site and part of the substation burned, causing damage. Electricity supplies were not interrupted.

Investigators are working with the electricity network operator to establish the cause. The inquiry follows attacks on substations last week in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg. Those incidents did not cause major power cuts, but temporarily disconnected some equipment at power plants.

Police are also continuing to search for Daniel V., a 48-year-old climate extremist from Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia. In letters, he has claimed responsibility for several attacks on substations and said they were protests against the fossil-fuel industry.

Several attacks on Germany’s power network have occurred in recent months. In some cases, far-left activists have claimed responsibility. The article also says Russia has been involved in planning several acts of diversion and sabotage.

A construction site and part of the substation burned, and the fire caused damage.

· Berlin policePolice described the damage from the fire and said electricity supplies were not interrupted.
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