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Eight improvised explosive devices discovered near Bärwalde electrical substation in Saxony, Germany.
On 4 September 2026, police discovered eight homemade explosive devices near high-voltage transmission lines south of the Bärwalde electrical substation, close to Lippen in the municipality of Lohsa. The operation followed information shared between authorities and a report from a member of the public. According to Saxony’s State Criminal Police Office and Dresden’s General Public Prosecutor’s Office, the devices were apparently intended to produce short circuits in the transmission network. Specialist officers defused and secured the devices, while forensic teams examined the surrounding area. The affected power lines were temporarily disconnected during the operation. Authorities confirmed that no infrastructure damage or interruption to the public electricity supply occurred. Investigators examined possible connections to similar attacks in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. The available evidence pointed toward suspected domestic politically motivated sabotage, without an established Russian connection.
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On 4 September 2026, police discovered eight homemade explosive devices near high-voltage transmission lines south of the Bärwalde electrical substation, close to Lippen in the municipality of Lohsa. The operation followed information shared between authorities and a report from a member of the public. According to Saxony’s State Criminal Police Office and Dresden’s General Public Prosecutor’s Office, the devices were apparently intended to produce short circuits in the transmission network. Specialist officers defused and secured the devices, while forensic teams examined the surrounding area. The affected power lines were temporarily disconnected during the operation. Authorities confirmed that no infrastructure damage or interruption to the public electricity supply occurred. Investigators examined possible connections to similar attacks in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. The available evidence pointed toward suspected domestic politically motivated sabotage, without an established Russian connection.