German Sabotage Concerns
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German authorities investigate suspected sabotage at an electricity substation, near a power plant and at a defense-related construction site, while police arrest suspects in separate cases. German officials and lawmakers call for stronger protection of critical infrastructure as European countries confront alleged Russian sabotage and shadow warfare.
Police suspect sabotage at substation in North Rhine-Westphalia
A suspicious object found at an electrical substation in Dormagen has led German police to investigate possible sabotage. The substation is located between Cologne and Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia. A police spokesperson told the German Press Agency that investigators had received a claim of responsibility mentioning other suspected cases that have already become public in North Rhine-Westp…
Crime: Police Treat Dormagen Substation Incident as Sabotage
Police are treating the discovery of a suspicious object at an electricity substation in Dormagen as a suspected act of sabotage. The substation lies between Cologne and Düsseldorf. A spokesperson for…
European countries confront Russian sabotage and shadow warfare
German police have arrested two people suspected of attacking a weapons manufacturer in Munich, as European governments confront what they describe as Russian sabotage and shadow warfare. The incident…
Germany probes suspected arson near defense firm as sabotage concerns mount
German authorities are investigating a suspected arson attack at the Munich headquarters of defense technology company Rohde & Schwarz, whose products include radar systems designed to detect, track a…
After suspected Jänschwalde sabotage, Brandenburg plans new security center
Brandenburg wants to respond to suspected sabotage near the Jänschwalde power plant with a new security center for critical infrastructure. The planned 360-degree center would bring together informati…
Sabotage: Bavaria’s Greens call for stronger protection of critical infrastructure
Bavaria’s Greens are calling for stronger protection of critical infrastructure after two attacks disrupted or threatened electricity facilities elsewhere in Germany. They want particularly important …
