Germany braces as third grid-sabotage probe unfolds before key state election
Germany reports a third suspected sabotage attempt on a power grid near Düsseldorf ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt state election. Launch devices were found south of Dormagen and Bergheim incidents offline thousands of megawatts but caused no outages; RWE has increased security with grid operator Amprion as police investigate, including a letter claiming responsibility for the Bergheim and Dormagen events. German authorities say such ‘hybrid’ attacks are not a coincidence on the eve of the vote, where the AfD leads in polls, and note a prior August drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport was blamed on Moscow as part of a broader intimidation campaign.