{"id":122001,"date":"2026-09-02T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/serious-incident-in-germany-explosive-devices-found-at-a-power-plant-several-lines-have-been-damaged\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:09:55","slug":"serious-incident-in-germany-explosive-devices-found-at-a-power-plant-several-lines-have-been-damaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/serious-incident-in-germany-explosive-devices-found-at-a-power-plant-several-lines-have-been-damaged\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious incident in Germany. Explosive devices found at a power plant. Several lines have been damaged"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An improvised explosive device was detonated on Tuesday, September 1, at a transformer of a thermal power plant in Germany. The explosion damaged several electrical lines and caused a brief interruption in the power supply.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/germany-news-explosive-devices-found-near-power-plant\/live-78583741\">DW<\/a>, the devices were discovered at an electric station in Turnow-Preilack, southeast of Berlin, after a possible fault was detected on an electric line around 8:00.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police have secured the evidence, and bomb disposal specialists have been dispatched to the scene.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No casualties have been reported and there is, for now, no danger to the population. The investigation has been taken over by the criminal police of Brandenburg.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50Hertz, the network operator, conveyed that the perpetrators would have caused damage to several power lines. There was a brief interruption in supply, but the lines were quickly restored to operation, and the overall electricity supply was not affected.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stiri-externe\/europa\/un-grup-extremist-de-stanga-revendica-2498522.html\">At the beginning of the year, tens of thousands of homes in Berlin were left without electricity<\/a> after the deliberate burning of a cable bridge over the Teltow canal, in one of the most serious incidents of this kind in the German capital in recent years.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A far-left extremist group has claimed responsibility for the major power outage caused.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the authorities, the group sent a letter to the regional police as early as Saturday, in which they describe the incident as &#8220;a successful diversion&#8221; and &#8220;an act of self-defense and international solidarity with all those who defend the Earth and life&#8221;. 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