Police arrest suspect in Germany power grid attacks after dayslong search
Summary
Police in Germany arrested a 48-year-old man near a power plant in connection with several attacks on power distribution systems across the country. The man was found with explosives and is suspected of targeting power infrastructure to protest fossil fuel use.Key Facts
- A 48-year-old man was arrested near the Weisweiler power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- He was found with explosives and did not resist arrest.
- The attacks began with sabotage at a substation near the Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant in Brandenburg.
- Shortly after, power lines at a substation near Cologne were damaged, causing outages.
- Authorities initially considered the possibility of foreign involvement but later focused on a single activist.
- The suspect allegedly tried to use homemade rockets to shoot wires across high-voltage lines, causing short circuits.
- Police found launch devices and letters where the man claimed responsibility, linking the attacks to protesting fossil fuels.
- A tent with more explosives was found near the arrest site.
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