Escalation: German police uncover IEDs at Preilack substation
Several improvised explosive devices were found around 8 a.m. at the Preilack substation in Turnow-Preilack, Brandenburg, which distributes electricity from the nearby Jänschwalde coal plant. At least one device detonated and others were defused by bomb disposal experts. Several lines were damaged and supply briefly interrupted, but no one was hurt and all lines were restored.
The case is being investigated as suspected sabotage, with the state criminal police leading the probe. A unit at the Jänschwalde plant suffered a technical failure after the incident, and a possible link is being examined. The attack did not trigger a large-scale blackout.
Descriptions of the devices conflicted: some likened them to homemade projectiles similar to New Year’s fireworks or model rockets, while the state criminal police disputed that they were rockets. Unexploded devices were recovered for analysis.
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