Sabotage at Jänschwalde: explosive devices found at power plant substation
Dozens of explosive devices have been discovered at the Jänschwalde brown coal power plant in eastern Germany. Police are investigating the case as an attempted sabotage.
Explosive devices at Křetínský power plant in Brandenburg
Explosive devices have been found at an electrical substation near the Jänschwalde brown coal power plant in eastern Germany, according to the DPA news agency. Police deployed pyrotechnicians to the scene. Novinky.cz reports that regional media have spoken of an attack using home-made rockets, though police have not yet officially confirmed this version.
Regional newspaper Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (MAZ) reported that the substation was fired upon several times by rockets filled with explosives and was repeatedly hit. Security forces subsequently discovered additional explosive devices at the scene and neutralised them.
Local politician Redmann described the case as an attempted sabotage aimed at causing a short circuit and power outage, according to CTK. In an interview with weekly magazine Focus, he added that it was definitely "not any kind of fireworks" and that it "turned out relatively well". Weekly magazine Zeit quotes his statement that a two-digit number of explosive devices was found at the power plant.
In its official statement, police confirmed the discovery of several "unconventional explosive and incendiary devices" in the vicinity of the substation at a time when a possible damage to the facility was reported in the morning, according to the newspaper Bild. No power outage occurred.
A spokesman for the power plant operator LEAG told MAZ that no one was injured and the incident remains under investigation.
The Jänschwalde power plant is the largest power plant in Brandenburg. It is owned by LEAG, which is part of the EP Group of Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský. The power plant, with an installed capacity of 1,500 megawatts, supplies electricity to the distribution grid and heat to the cities of Cottbus and Peitz.
Source: Novinky.cz