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Unbekannte haben am Dienstagmorgen mit selbstgebauten Flugkörpern, die Silvesterraketen ähnelten, leitfähiges Material in Richtung der Höchstspannungsleitungen in Südbrandenburg gelenkt. Mehr als ein Dutzend Vorrichtungen wurden gefunden. Stunden später kam es zu einer Störung an einem Umspannwerk in Bergheim bei Köln, wo ebenfalls Abschussvorrichtungen und Pyrotechnik gefunden wurden.
Berlin. Nach der Sabotage am Stromnetz in Südbrandenburg prüft die Brandenburger Polizei ein Bekennerschreiben. „Die Polizei Brandenburg wurde heute über ein Bekennerschreiben im Zusammenhang mit dem Anschlag in Turnow-Preilack informiert“, schrieb eine Sprecherin der Polizei.
Die Authentizität des Schreibens sei Gegenstand weiterer Ermittlungen und könne zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt weder bestätigt noch verneint werden. Weitere Angaben machte die Sprecherin nicht.
Unbekannte hatten am Dienstagmorgen mit Hilfe selbstgebauter Flugkörper, die Silvesterraketen ähnelten, leitfähiges Material in Richtung der Höchstspannungsleitungen gelenkt. Mehr als ein Dutzend Vorrichtungen zu diesem Zweck sind bisher gefunden worden. Zu einem Stromausfall kam es laut Netzbetreiber nicht.
Stunden später kam es dann zu einer Störung an einem Umspannwerk in Bergheim bei Köln. Auch hier wurden in der Nähe nach Angaben der Behörden Abschussvorrichtungen und Pyrotechnik gefunden.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Die Polizei wird die Authentizität des Bekennerschreibens weiter untersuchen.
Very likely · Within days
Es werden weitere Sicherheitskontrollen an kritischen Infrastrukturen durchgeführt.
Likely · Within weeks
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The police in Munich have arrested two suspects with Bulgarian nationality who threw incendiary devices at a construction site near defense companies. Investigations are ongoing into possible links to Russian secret services and a series of sabotage acts since the attack on Ukraine.

Federal and state security authorities have registered 165 suspected cases of sabotage this year, according to a BKA analysis from the end of August. Most cases are concentrated in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria. In comparison, there were 320 suspected cases of sabotage last year. Sabotage is defined as the deliberate interference with economic, scientific, military, security or political processes, including manipulation of power lines and railway lines or planned arson attacks. Experts and government politicians see this as Russia's hybrid warfare, which also includes disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks. A prominent case is the attempted attack at Leipzig Airport with a drone loaded with explosives near a Ukrainian transport plane, for which the federal government blamed Russia. In addition, there have recently been attacks on power supply systems in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia, although Brandenburg's Interior Minister Jan Redmann considers a connection to be likely and does not rule out foreign powers.
After attacks on the power grid in southern Brandenburg and near Cologne, the police are looking for perpetrators and are examining a letter of confession that has emerged. Interior Ministers Redmann and Reul see a coordinated attack on the energy supply as likely and are discussing better protection of critical infrastructure.
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