Bekennerschreiben: Erneut Sabotage am Stromnetz - Polizei prüft Bekennerbrief

In Dormagen, near Düsseldorf and Cologne, a suspicious launch device was discovered near an electricity substation, but no damage was reported. This incident follows a series of sabotage attempts targeting the energy network. Previous targets include Stromleitungen in Jänschwalde, Brandenburg, and Bergheim, near Cologne. On Friday morning, police conducted searches at further critical energy infrastructure sites, including a substation near Aachen and one in Ganderkesee, near Oldenburg, in Lower Saxony.

A police spokesperson reported finding a written confession in Dormagen, mentioning another attack at the same location. Investigations into the Ganderkesee site have just begun, with police emphasizing that they are still in the early stages. The launch device found in Dormagen resembles those used in previous attacks in Bergheim, which caused significant disruption to the power grid by shooting cables onto high-voltage lines.

Police classify the incident as a sabotage crime and are investigating a man from Gevelsberg, who is believed to be the possible perpetrator. A written confession, believed to be from the same individual, was received by the newspaper "taz." The confession describes the details of the homemade rockets used and refers to the fight against fossil energy sources as the motive for the attacks.

The newspaper notes that it cannot conclusively determine if the author of the confession is also the perpetrator, but considers the details very serious. The sabotage incidents near Jänschwalde and Bergheim have prompted the Brandenburg state government to establish a new security center to protect critical infrastructure from similar attacks.