Germany investigates suspected power substation sabotage, Russia summons German envoy
- German authorities on Wednesday were investigating two attacks on electricity substations in different parts of the country, the latest suspected sabotage targeting critical infrastructure.
- Police launched a terrorism probe over the first incident, which saw improvised explosives fired early Tuesday at a site in eastern Brandenburg state, damaging power cables.
- In the second sabotage attack, unknown perpetrators allegedly caused a deliberate short-circuit by targeting overhead power lines at a substation in Bergheim in North Rhine-Westphalia state.
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- German authorities on Wednesday were investigating two attacks on electricity substations in different parts of the country, the latest suspected sabotage targeting critical infrastructure.
- Police launched a terrorism probe over the first incident, which saw improvised explosives fired early Tuesday at a site in eastern Brandenburg state, damaging power cables.
- In the second sabotage attack, unknown perpetrators allegedly caused a deliberate short-circuit by targeting overhead power lines at a substation in Bergheim in North Rhine-Westphalia state.
Sources: France 24