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On Tuesday morning, a substation near the important Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant in southern Brandenburg was attacked ... Show more
Key FactsExplosive and incendiary devices found near Brandenburg substation
Sep 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesschau.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesschau.de
- The Turnow-Preilack substation distributes electricity generated at the Jänschwalde power plant regionally and beyond.
- Police reported possible damage to a line around 8 a.m.; LKA took over and rejected reports of rockets.
- 50Hertz said homemade flying objects resembled commercially available New Year’s Eve rockets; additional unlaunched objects were found.
- LEAG considers the incident an attack; a link to Block B’s technical outage is being examined, while general power supply continued.
The attack on the infrastructure in Jänschwalde is an attack on the security and livelihoods of the people in Brandenburg and beyond.— Robert Crumbach, Brandenburg's Infrastructure Minister, said this about the incident
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