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Several arson attacks on defense companies and the power grid in Germany

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Süddeutsche Zeitung52 minutes agoCrime1 min readGermany

Several arson attacks on defense companies and the power grid in Germany

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In Germany, there were several arson attacks on substations, power lines and a defense company in Munich within a few days.
Authorities are investigating the incidents as possible acts of sabotage to trigger power outages.
A suspicious man was arrested and his vehicle was seized by police.

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In recent days, arson attacks have been carried out on substations and power lines in several German federal states, and two attackers also attacked a defense company in Munich.

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Several arson attacks on defense companies and the power grid are causing massive security concerns in Germany. Within a few days, the authorities in Brandenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony registered a whole series of attacks on substations and power lines with the aim of triggering large-scale power outages. In Munich, two attackers also attacked the headquarters of a defense company with incendiary devices on Thursday night. On Friday evening, police secured the vehicle of a man suspected of carrying out several of the recent acts of sabotage against the power grid.

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The investigation is continuing and additional arrests may be made.
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This article was originally published by Süddeutsche Zeitung.