Kriminalität: Polizei nimmt mutmaßlichen Strom-Saboteur fest
Die Sabotage-Serie an Hochspannungsleitungen beschäftigt die Polizei. Nun wurde der Tatverdächtige nach Polizeiangaben gefasst.
In Berlin, the police have apprehended a 48-year-old man suspected of sabotaging Germany's power grid. According to dpa reports, the individual was apprehended near the Weisweiler power plant in Aachen. During his arrest, the man was found to be in possession of explosive materials. The Cologne police announced that the items are currently being examined by a specialist from the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Office.
Additionally, law enforcement units discovered a tent near Unterholz, which was armed with further explosive charges. Upon his arrest, the man showed no resistance. Police authorities are currently securing traces and evidence at the scene and investigating whether additional shooting devices have been set up in the surrounding area.
The authorities have been searching for the 48-year-old since days following his alleged activities in Gevelsberg, a town in southern Ruhrgebiet. He is suspected of attempting to shoot thin wires over high-voltage lines with homemade rockets at several locations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, and Saxony to cause a short circuit.
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