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Homemade Rockets Strike Key German Substation in Brandenburg

Homemade rockets equipped with explosives struck a critical electrical substation in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Homemade rockets equipped with explosives were fired this morning at an electrical substation in the municipality of Turnow-Prilak in the German state of Brandenburg. [1] Jan Redmann, Brandenburg's interior minister (CDU), said in a statement reported on 2026-09-02 that the two attacks on power supply facilities in Jänschwalde and Bergheim were probably part of a coordinated attack on Germany's energy supply, and that the Federal Prosecutor General was examining whether to take over the investigation. [2] German Member of Parliament Michael Kellner called on the federal government to take decisive action after an attack on a substation near the Janschwalde thermal power plant. [3] Alexander Dobrindt, German Interior Minister, stated on a Tuesday press conference that Russian services are responsible for an armed drone found at Leipzig airport. [4] German police are investigating a sabotage attack on the power grid in southern Brandenburg under suspicion of terrorism. [5] Police forces in Brandenburg, Germany, are continuing their investigation into a sabotage attack on the power grid near the Jänschwalde power plant and the Turnow-Preilack substation. [6] Specialized teams sent to the site discovered and neutralized additional unexploded devices after the initial strikes. [7] German investigators said they assume that the disruption at the Bergheim substation near Cologne on 2026-09-01 was due to anti-constitutional sabotage, and that they see parallels with the attack in Brandenburg. [8] Emergency services discovered and neutralized several homemade rockets equipped with explosives at the scene of the attack. [9] The attack involved unknown individuals attempting to disable a substation near the Janschwalde thermal power plant in the German state of Brandenburg. [10] German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced plans to close the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Berlin cultural center. [11] The ten-year yield on Japanese government bonds exceeded 3 percent, reaching the highest level since 1996. [12]
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  1. Homemade rockets equipped with explosives were fired this morning at an electrical substation in the municipality of Turnow-Prilak in the German state of Brandenburg. · www.24chasa.bg
  2. Jan Redmann, Brandenburg's interior minister (CDU), said in a statement reported on 2026-09-02 that the two attacks on power supply facilities in Jänschwalde and Bergheim were probably part of a coordinated attack on Germany's energy supply, and that the Federal Prosecutor General was examining whether to take over the investigation. · DIE ZEIT
  3. German Member of Parliament Michael Kellner called on the federal government to take decisive action after an attack on a substation near the Janschwalde thermal power plant. · Lenta.ruRussia
  4. Alexander Dobrindt, German Interior Minister, stated on a Tuesday press conference that Russian services are responsible for an armed drone found at Leipzig airport. · Rzeczpospolita
  5. German police are investigating a sabotage attack on the power grid in southern Brandenburg under suspicion of terrorism. · DIE ZEIT
  6. Police forces in Brandenburg, Germany, are continuing their investigation into a sabotage attack on the power grid near the Jänschwalde power plant and the Turnow-Preilack substation. · DIE ZEIT
  7. Specialized teams sent to the site discovered and neutralized additional unexploded devices after the initial strikes. · www.24chasa.bg
  8. German investigators said they assume that the disruption at the Bergheim substation near Cologne on 2026-09-01 was due to anti-constitutional sabotage, and that they see parallels with the attack in Brandenburg. · DIE ZEIT
  9. Emergency services discovered and neutralized several homemade rockets equipped with explosives at the scene of the attack. · Lenta.ruRussia
  10. The attack involved unknown individuals attempting to disable a substation near the Janschwalde thermal power plant in the German state of Brandenburg. · Lenta.ruRussia
  11. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced plans to close the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Berlin cultural center. · Rzeczpospolita
  12. The ten-year yield on Japanese government bonds exceeded 3 percent, reaching the highest level since 1996. · Rzeczpospolita
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