Police launch major operation, including helicopter, at power facility
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- Police mounted a major operation at a power facility in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Friday evening.
- Numerous police vehicles and a helicopter went to the site near a wooded area and a country road.
- A police spokesperson said the facility was former infrastructure that had been out of service for some time, following several sabotage attacks on the state’s power network.
A large police operation involving a helicopter unfolded Friday evening at a power facility in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, after a series of sabotage attacks on the region’s electricity network.
A dpa reporter observed numerous police vehicles arriving at the site, which lies beside a country road near a wooded area. A helicopter was also deployed.
A police spokesperson said the facility was a former power installation that had been out of service for some time. The Hellweger Anzeiger had reported on the operation earlier.
It is a former power facility.
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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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