German police detain suspect after sabotage attacks on power grid
Investigators say the suspect used homemade rockets and wire to target high-voltage lines in three states, causing no major blackout, officials said.
- German police arrested a 48-year-old man on Tuesday in Weisweiler, ending a dayslong search for a suspect accused of sabotaging the country's electricity network across multiple states.
- Investigators linked the suspect to a climate extremism campaign after discovering letters at attack sites justifying the sabotage as part of the fight against fossil fuels near Brandenburg and Bergheim.
- Officers discovered explosives and a tent in underbrush near the arrest site, confirming the man allegedly used homemade rockets and conductive wire to target high-voltage power lines across three states.
- German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the acts were believed committed by a single climate activist, while the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office examines seized explosive devices.
- Officials initially feared foreign powers committed the sabotage following an Aug. attack at Leipzig and Halle Airport, but evidence now points to a lone actor operating within Germany.
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German Police Arrest Suspect After Rocket Attacks Target High-Voltage Power Infrastructure
German authorities arrested a 48-year-old man carrying explosives after a multistate series of attacks allegedly used homemade rockets to short-circuit high-voltage infrastructure near coal-fired power ... The post German Police Arrest Suspect After Rocket Attacks Target High-Voltage Power Infrastructure first appeared on [your]NEWS.
In Germany, a 48-year-old saboteur was arrested; he was carrying an explosive device
The man tried to evade a roadside check but was apprehended by law enforcement. Even more hidden explosives were discovered near the Weisweiler power plant, near Aachen.The motive for the sabotage at German power plants was the fight against the...
After several sabotage attacks on the German electricity grid, the police arrested the suspect. The 48-year-old from Gevelsberg had noticed the operatives near the Weisweiler power station near Aachen, reported the police and prosecutor's office.
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