Improvised explosive devices were used on Tuesday to target power lines near a coal-fired power plant in Germany, with several electricity lines damaged and supply briefly interrupted, police and a grid operator said.Several makeshift bombs were found around 8am local time at the Preilack substation, which distributes power from the nearby Jaenschwalde plant that runs on lignite and also burns rubbish, a police spokeswoman said.At least one of the devices detonated but others failed to go off, she said, adding that no one was hurt and there was no major blackout in the area, about 100km (60 miles) southeast of Berlin.
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Explosive devices damage power lines near German coal plant
Improvised explosive devices were used on Tuesday to damage power lines near a coal-fired power plant in Germany. Several makeshift bombs were discovered at the Preilack substation, which distributes power from the nearby Jaenschwalde plant.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-01 · 12:56 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Improvised explosive devices were used on Tuesday to damage power lines near a coal-fired power plant in Germany. Several makeshift bombs were discovered at the Preilack substation, which distributes power from the nearby Jaenschwalde plant. At least one device detonated, causing brief interruptions to the electricity supply, though no one was injured and no major blackout occurred. Police are investigating the incident, which took place approximately 100 kilometers southeast of Berlin. The motive behind the attack is not yet stated in the article.
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No one was hurt and there was no major blackout in the area.
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At least one of the devices detonated, but others failed to go off.
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Makeshift bombs were found at the Preilack substation around 8am local time.
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Several electricity lines were damaged and supply was briefly interrupted.
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Improvised explosive devices were used to target power lines near a German coal-fired power plant.
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