German police arrest suspect over sabotage attacks on power grid
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A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a spate of sabotage attacks on Germany's electricity grid after spending several days on the run.
The suspect was carrying explosives when he was detained near the Weisweiler power plant in western Germany on Tuesday, police in Cologne said.
A tent in nearby undergrowth was also found to be rigged with further explosives, they added.
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A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a spate of sabotage attacks on Germany's electricity grid after spending several days on the run.
The suspect was carrying explosives when he was detained near the Weisweiler power plant in western Germany on Tuesday, police in Cologne said.
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A tent in nearby undergrowth was also found to be rigged with further explosives, they added.