Brandenburg Heat and Fires
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Brandenburg, Germany, is experiencing extreme heat, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius and potentially breaking state records. Amid the heatwave, multiple wildfires have broken out across the region, overwhelming emergency services.
Brandenburg power-line attack brings possible far-left links into focus
Homemade flying devices modeled on New Year’s Eve rockets were supposed to bring down an electrical substation in Brandenburg. The attempt has put security authorities on alert, with possible far-left extremist links now under scrutiny. The devices did not require specialist knowledge to build, but their construction was nevertheless laborious. The description of the planned attack points to an ef…
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Jänschwalde power plant: Brandenburg minister sees attempted sabotage nearby
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