Signal
Submitted
Sep 1, 2026, 12:39 UTC
Explosive devices were found and defused at a power substation near the Jänschwalde coal power plant in Brandenburg, targeting power lines with the aim of causing a major outage. No interruption of power occurred and no danger to the public was reported.
In Brandenburg near the Jänschwalde power plant, explosive devices were found at a substation in Turnow-Preilack. The police reported possible damage to a power line around 08:00 UTC, securing evidence and having bomb disposal experts on site, though no danger to the population was present. The devices were described as unconventional explosive and incendiary devices attached to a power line, and multiple rocket devices loaded with explosives were found and defused. The substation was reportedly targeted more than once, with the apparent goal of causing a large-scale power outage at Block E of the Jänschwalde coal power plant. The electricity supply was not interrupted according to the network operator 50Hertz. The police are taking the incident very seriously. The article also references previous sabotage attacks in the Berlin-Brandenburg region by left-wing extremist groups targeting power infrastructure.
Confidence: High
The placement of explosive devices on critical electricity infrastructure with intent to cause disruption qualifies as a hostile act targeting critical infrastructure. The seriousness given by police and prior related sabotage incidents in the region support the classification.
Source URL
https://tagesschau.de/inland/sprengvorrichtung-umspannwerk-brandenburg-100.html
Source reliability
B
Info credibility
2
Event time
Sep 1, 2026, 08:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Substation in Turnow-Preilack near the Jänschwalde power plant
Region
Brandenburg
Primary actor
left-wing extremist groups
Country
Germany
Countries
Germany
Tags
Unknown
Signal
Submitted
Sep 1, 2026, 12:39 UTC
Explosive devices were found and defused at a power substation near the Jänschwalde coal power plant in Brandenburg, targeting power lines with the aim of causing a major outage. No interruption of power occurred and no danger to the public was reported.
In Brandenburg near the Jänschwalde power plant, explosive devices were found at a substation in Turnow-Preilack. The police reported possible damage to a power line around 08:00 UTC, securing evidence and having bomb disposal experts on site, though no danger to the population was present. The devices were described as unconventional explosive and incendiary devices attached to a power line, and multiple rocket devices loaded with explosives were found and defused. The substation was reportedly targeted more than once, with the apparent goal of causing a large-scale power outage at Block E of the Jänschwalde coal power plant. The electricity supply was not interrupted according to the network operator 50Hertz. The police are taking the incident very seriously. The article also references previous sabotage attacks in the Berlin-Brandenburg region by left-wing extremist groups targeting power infrastructure.
Confidence: High
The placement of explosive devices on critical electricity infrastructure with intent to cause disruption qualifies as a hostile act targeting critical infrastructure. The seriousness given by police and prior related sabotage incidents in the region support the classification.
Source URL
https://tagesschau.de/inland/sprengvorrichtung-umspannwerk-brandenburg-100.html
Source reliability
B
Info credibility
2
Event time
Sep 1, 2026, 08:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Substation in Turnow-Preilack near the Jänschwalde power plant
Region
Brandenburg
Primary actor
left-wing extremist groups
Country
Germany
Countries
Germany
Tags
Unknown