Suspicious Launch Device Found Near German Substation

A passerby discovered a suspicious object resembling a launch device near a transformer substation in Dormagen, Germany.

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A passerby discovered a suspicious object resembling a launch device near a transformer substation in Dormagen, a town in the Western German region of North Rhine-Westphalia. ^[1] Experts are currently examining the item to determine whether it could be intended for an attack on the local electrical power grid. ^[2] No actual attack on the substation has taken place, and no power outages have been reported in the area. ^[3] The DPA news agency reported that a local police spokesperson said the object may potentially be a launch device, although this has not yet been confirmed. ^[4] A police representative stated that it cannot yet be ruled out that the object is a decoy. ^[5] There have been no reported disruptions to the work of the energy object. ^[6]

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A passerby discovered a suspicious object resembling a launch device near a transformer substation in Dormagen, a town in the Western German region of North Rhine-Westphalia. · TASS

Experts are currently examining the item to determine whether it could be intended for an attack on the local electrical power grid. · TASS

No actual attack on the substation has taken place, and no power outages have been reported in the area. · TASS

The DPA news agency reported that a local police spokesperson said the object may potentially be a launch device, although this has not yet been confirmed. · TASS

A police representative stated that it cannot yet be ruled out that the object is a decoy. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

There have been no reported disruptions to the work of the energy object. ·

Lenta.ruRussia

The one we could place publishes from Russia. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.

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