Sabotage: Suspect in attacks on the power grid remanded in custody
Following sabotage attacks on the power grid in several federal states, the police have arrested a suspect. A warrant has now been issued against him.
A 48-year-old man suspected of a series of sabotage attacks on the power grid in several German states has been taken into custody. The suspect is accused of causing a explosive blast, disrupting public services, and destroying important equipment. He was arrested on Tuesday near the Weisweiler power plant in Aachen and is currently being held by police in Aachen before being transferred to a prison in Cottbus.
The suspect is believed to have attempted to sabotage power lines near coal-fired power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, and Saxony.
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