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Woidke condemns suspected attack near Jänschwalde power plant
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Woidke condemns suspected attack near 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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  • Police found explosive devices at a substation near the Jänschwalde power plant in Brandenburg, and detected possible damage to a power line.
  • Brandenburg Premier Dietmar Woidke condemned what he called an attempted attack, saying no one was injured and a technical outage followed the incident.
  • Authorities are examining whether the outage was connected to the suspected damage.

Police found explosive devices at a substation near the Jänschwalde power plant, prompting Brandenburg Premier Dietmar Woidke to condemn what he called an "attempted attack."

The devices were discovered at the substation in Turnow-Preilack, near the power plant. Police also found possible damage to a power line. A technical outage occurred afterward, although authorities are still examining whether the events were connected.

The alarmingly high frequency of such incidents shows that we must protect our infrastructure decisively.

— Dietmar WoidkeThe Brandenburg premier condemned the suspected attack near the substation.

No one was injured. Woidke said the rapid and calm response of emergency crews, along with workers at the substation and power plant, prevented more serious consequences.

"The alarmingly high frequency of such incidents shows that we must protect our infrastructure decisively," Woidke said. The SPD politician did not provide further details about who might be responsible.

Attempted attack

— Dietmar WoidkeWoidke's description of the incident at the substation.
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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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