German police probe unexploded incendiary device at Brandenburg power substation
Bomb-disposal teams defused several homemade devices after police found damage to power lines and briefly interrupted service, officials said.
- On Tuesday, unidentified assailants attacked the Turnow-Preilack substation in the Spree-Nei district with rockets, targeting the facility connected to the nearby Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant in Brandenburg.
- Multiple hits to the facility suggest attackers intended to trigger a large-scale power outage in the area around the coal-fired plant and disrupt the Lausitz power grid.
- Emergency services initially reported discovering and defusing several improvised rocket devices fitted with explosives at the scene; subsequent findings indicated these devices did not exist.
- The Cottbus police directorate confirmed that headquarters in Potsdam assumed responsibility for communications, while local authorities and grid operator 50Hertz provided no immediate statements about the incident.
- Investigators are treating the attack as a high-priority security matter while the investigation continues, leaving critical questions about the Lausitz power grid's vulnerability unanswered.
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Homemade Rockets Reportedly Hit One of Germany's Largest Power Plants in Sabotage Attempt
German authorities reported an attempt to attack energy infrastructure after discovering homemade explosive and incendiary devices near an electrical substation in Turnow-Preilack, located near the Jänschwalde lignite-fired power plant in Brandenburg.
On Tuesday morning, multiple explosives were found at a substation of the Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant south of Berlin, local newspaper ‘Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung’ reports. According to grid operator 50Hertz, several lines were damaged in an explosion.
The explosion damaged several electrical wires and caused a brief power outage.
German police discovered multiple explosives this morning at a high-voltage substation in Turnow-Preilack in the state of Brandenburg. The explosives were reportedly "homemade" and resemble firework explosives. According to the police, there was at least one explosion, but the rest of the explosives did not detonate, according to Der Spiegel. The explosion caused damage, but the extent of that damage has not been disclosed. Brief power outage …
In Germany this morning, unknown persons broke into a power substation in the federal state of Brandenburg and caused minor damage to equipment. A problem with the power line was reported from a substation in Turnov-Preilak, located near a large coal mine
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