Germany investigates third attack on power substation this week

German police are investigating a series of attacks on electricity infrastructure. According to a Cologne police spokesperson, investigators have received a letter in which an unknown individual claimed responsibility for one of the incidents.

The latest case took place in Dormagen, a town between Cologne and Düsseldorf. Police said a passer-by noticed a suspicious object, which was identified on Thursday as a possible explosive device. No power outages were recorded, and no damage has been reported.

Two more attacks within a week

On Tuesday, a substation in Bergheim near Cologne was targeted — police found an explosive device and pyrotechnics at the site. That same day, attackers struck a substation near the Jänschwalde power plant in Brandenburg, using homemade objects resembling New Year's fireworks.

Investigators say more than a dozen similar devices have already been found at the various scenes. Police are still trying to determine whether the three incidents are connected and who might be behind the attacks.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz