Germany Finds Explosive Devices at Power Substations Amid Growing Sabotage Wave
- Police reported explosive devices found near LEAG-operated electricity substations in the Saxony districts of Graustein and Berwalde, close to the Brandenburg border.
- Investigators identified a 49-year-old suspect from North Rhine-Westphalia after police received a letter on September 3 claiming responsibility for the latest incident and other attempted attacks.
- Searching the suspect's Gevelsberg apartment, investigators recovered potassium nitrate and perchlorate—substances used in explosive mixtures—while police later located his vehicle abandoned in a forest.
- Saxony Interior Minister Armin Schuster confirmed authorities were dealing with "unknown explosive devices" amid similar sabotage attempts in Brandenburg and Cologne in recent days.
- German authorities have recorded more than 165 suspected sabotage incidents since 2026 began, with attacks linked to opposition toward fossil-fuel energy at lignite-mining substations.
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For days, the police have been searching for a 48-year-old from NRW. He is said to be responsible for attempted sabotage against the German electricity grid. Investigators are now investigating clues.
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For days, the police have been searching for a 48-year-old from NRW. He is said to be responsible for attempted sabotage against the German electricity grid. Investigators are now investigating clues.
The German authorities began investigating two possible sabotage incidents near electrical installations in the east of the country, following the discovery of 12 improvised explosive devices, in conjunction with an American warning of the growth of the hybrid war.
In connection with sabotage at substations in Brandenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony, the police are now looking for a suspect by photo.
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