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A 48-year-old man, identified as Daniel V, was arrested near the Weisweiler power plant in Germany for allegedly conducting sabotage attacks on the electricity grid, having previously evaded capture for several days. Police discovered the suspect carrying explosives and found additional rigged explosives in a tent nearby; in total, 21 devices were located near high-voltage power lines in Saxony over the previous weekend. The attacks, which involved shooting rockets to short circuit wires, have resulted in power-generating units being taken offline, and the suspect has confessed to the attacks through letters, with investigators urging caution about the potential for a regional blackout.

German police arrested a 48-year-old man suspected of sabotaging the electricity network by attempting to cause short circuits using homemade rockets and conductive wires across several states, including North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, and Saxony. At least two incidents occurred, one involving over 20 rockets near the Jänschwalde power station, leading to multiple short circuits but no power outages. The suspect allegedly justified the attacks as part of a campaign against fossil fuels, with letters claiming responsibility linked to him stating, "Generating electricity from fossil fuels is a crime."

On Tuesday, there were multiple attacks on critical infrastructure in Germany, including an attempted power supply attack in Jänschwalde and a substation disruption near Cologne, with investigators also dealing with a grenade explosion in Augsburg and incendiary devices thrown in Munich. This year, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has documented 160 potential acts of sabotage and over 700 suspicious drone sightings, raising public concern about national security. The German government suspects that Russian actors may be involved in these incidents, amid increasingly strained relations following Germany's strong support for Ukraine since the onset of the Russian invasion.

Police in the eastern German state of Saxony discovered four explosive devices near two electrical substations, leading to heightened security measures and coordinated efforts with other affected states. Concurrently, police in North Rhine-Westphalia launched an operation against a suspect believed to be involved in sabotaging electrical infrastructure, whose truck was found empty, suggesting he had fled on foot. Authorities suspect that the acts of sabotage are linked to "climate extremism," as the 48-year-old suspect has ties to environmental activism and claimed responsibility in a letter.