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German Police Investigate Unexploded Incendiary Device at Brandenburg Substation

German police investigate an unexploded incendiary device found at a power substation in Brandenburg.

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German police are investigating an incident involving an unexploded incendiary device found at a power substation in the eastern state of Brandenburg on Tuesday. [1] Explosive devices were found at a power substation in Turnow-Preilack, located near the Jänschwalde power plant in Brandenburg, Germany. [2] A spokesperson for German police said the investigation is ongoing regarding the unexploded incendiary device. [3] Grid operator 50Hertz said that unidentified perpetrators are believed to have caused damage to several power lines in 50Hertz's transmission grid. [4] Police divers are currently on site at the substation to neutralize the explosives. [5] The transmission system operator 50Hertz stated that the discovered devices are a type of homemade rocket resembling commercially available fireworks. [6] There was a brief power cut, but all power lines are now back in operation and the general electricity supply was never affected. [7] The general power supply was never affected according to the transmission system operator. [8]
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  1. German police are investigating an incident involving an unexploded incendiary device found at a power substation in the eastern state of Brandenburg on Tuesday. · The Jerusalem Post
  2. Explosive devices were found at a power substation in Turnow-Preilack, located near the Jänschwalde power plant in Brandenburg, Germany. · DIE ZEIT
  3. A spokesperson for German police said the investigation is ongoing regarding the unexploded incendiary device. · The Jerusalem Post
  4. Grid operator 50Hertz said that unidentified perpetrators are believed to have caused damage to several power lines in 50Hertz's transmission grid. · The Jerusalem Post
  5. Police divers are currently on site at the substation to neutralize the explosives. · DIE ZEIT
  6. The transmission system operator 50Hertz stated that the discovered devices are a type of homemade rocket resembling commercially available fireworks. · DIE ZEIT
  7. There was a brief power cut, but all power lines are now back in operation and the general electricity supply was never affected. · The Jerusalem Post
  8. The general power supply was never affected according to the transmission system operator. · DIE ZEIT
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