A series of suspected sabotage attempts on electrical infrastructure have taken place in Germany over the course of one week in early September 2023. Police found suspicious devices at power substations in multiple states: North Rhine-Westphalia (Dormagen and Bergheim), Brandenburg (near the Jänschwalde coal power plant), and Lower Saxony (near Ganderkesee outside Bremen). The devices appear intended to cause damage by short-circuiting or grounding high-voltage power lines, including homemade rockets with launching devices, timers, and copper wires. Authorities have opened investigations but have not publicly confirmed suspects or motives. A letter claiming responsibility mentioned Weisweiler power plant as a potential target but the credibility is unconfirmed. The events coincide with an upcoming state election in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is polling to possibly govern for the first time in a German state. German Interior Ministry officials consider the sabotage attempts 'no coincidence' ahead of the election. Police found an open electrical cabinet at a substation in Lower Saxony, resulting in increased security actions but no damage reported. The incidents have attracted heightened police attention with police operatives and helicopter illumination involved.

A series of suspected sabotage attempts on electrical infrastructure have taken place in Germany over the course of one week in early September 2023. Police found suspicious devices at power substations in multiple states: North Rhine-Westphalia (Dormagen and Bergheim), Brandenburg (near the Jänschwalde coal power plant), and Lower Saxony (near Ganderkesee outside Bremen). The devices appear intended to cause damage by short-circuiting or grounding high-voltage power lines, including homemade rockets with launching devices, timers, and copper wires. Authorities have opened investigations but have not publicly confirmed suspects or motives. A letter claiming responsibility mentioned Weisweiler power plant as a potential target but the credibility is unconfirmed. The events coincide with an upcoming state election in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is polling to possibly govern for the first time in a German state. German Interior Ministry officials consider the sabotage attempts 'no coincidence' ahead of the election. Police found an open electrical cabinet at a substation in Lower Saxony, resulting in increased security actions but no damage reported. The incidents have attracted heightened police attention with police operatives and helicopter illumination involved.