Search for power-grid saboteur at Hambacher Forest called off unsuccessfully
Police have ended their search operation for a 48-year-old suspect at Hambacher Forest near Kerpen without result. The general manhunt continues.
Large-scale operation near Kerpen ends without result
Police have called off their search operation at Hambacher Forest for a suspect in connection with attempted sabotage of the power grid. As zeit.de reports, the operation near Kerpen west of Cologne began at midday and was called off at around 19:00. A spokesman for Cologne Police said officers had found no leads whatsoever. The general manhunt for the perpetrator continues.
Sought is a 48-year-old man from Gevelsberg in the southern Ruhr area, who is accused of sabotage attacks on the German power grid. Investigators published a wanted appeal with two photographs of the suspect on Saturday. The wanted man is said to have sent claim letters. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) stated that the available information suggested perpetrator knowledge.
According to a reporter for the German Press Agency, up to 100 police cars were deployed. During the search operation, officers came across an occupied tree house. According to a police spokesman, a search would have required specialist units, which were not available at short notice.
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