Berlin, Sept 8, 2026 (AFP) - German police arrest suspect in sabotage attacks on power grid

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2026-09-08

German police on Tuesday arrested a suspected militant climate activist over a spate of sabotage attacks on the power grid that had apparently aimed to disrupt power from coal-fired plants. The man, partially named in German media as Daniel V., 48, had spent days on the run since the first attacks last Tuesday in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) states. Police in the city of Cologne said Tuesday that officers had "apprehended the want......

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