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Power supply attacks: Power sabotage: police launch operation at Hambach Forest

For days, police have been searching for a 48-year-old man from North Rhine-Westphalia who is suspected of being responsible for attempted sabotage against the German power grid. A massive operation is currently underway in the Hambach Forest.

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Power supply attacks: Power sabotage: police launch operation at Hambach Forest

Police in Kerpen, west of Cologne, have launched a major operation in the Hambacher Forst area. The deployment is linked to attempted sabotage acts on Germany's power grid, with a 48-year-old suspect from Gevelsberg being sought. Up to 100 police vehicles were observed at the scene, and a special unit stormed a truck converted into a mobile home in Niederzier. The suspect was not found, and police had previously discovered explosives at his Gevelsberg residence.

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