# Police deploy helicopters to Hamm power plant after sabotage attacks

Police deployed a helicopter and multiple units to a power plant in Hamm following sabotage attacks on the grid.

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Following multiple sabotage attacks on the power grid in North Rhine-Westphalia, a significant police deployment occurred at a power plant in Hamm. [^1]

A massive police operation was conducted late at night in the German city of Hamm. [^2]

German police are searching for a 48-year-old man suspected of sabotaging the power grid in North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, and Saxony. [^3]

A helicopter was deployed as part of the police operation at the power plant. [^4]

On Friday evening, numerous police cars arrived at the power plant located along a country road near a forest in Hamm. [^5]

A police spokesperson clarified that the target of the raid was a former energy facility that had been non-operational for some time. [^6]

The operation took place against the backdrop of several recent sabotage incidents targeting power plants in the North Rhine-Westphalia province. [^7]

Alexander Dobrindt characterized the suspect's actions as very likely climate terrorism by a single perpetrator. [^8]

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated that the suspect's knowledge revealed in the confession letters indicates clear criminal intent. [^9]

Police found explosives in the 48-year-old suspect's apartment in Gevelsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. [^10]

The police declined to provide a statement regarding the deployment and the incident. [^11]

Multiple police vehicles and a helicopter were deployed to a rural site near a wooded area in Hamm. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. Following multiple sabotage attacks on the power grid in North Rhine-Westphalia, a significant police deployment occurred at a power plant in Hamm. (DIE ZEIT, News)
2. A massive police operation was conducted late at night in the German city of Hamm. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
3. German police are searching for a 48-year-old man suspected of sabotaging the power grid in North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, and Saxony. (DER STANDARD, News)
4. A helicopter was deployed as part of the police operation at the power plant. (DIE ZEIT, News)
5. On Friday evening, numerous police cars arrived at the power plant located along a country road near a forest in Hamm. (DIE ZEIT, News)
6. A police spokesperson clarified that the target of the raid was a former energy facility that had been non-operational for some time. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
7. The operation took place against the backdrop of several recent sabotage incidents targeting power plants in the North Rhine-Westphalia province. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
8. Alexander Dobrindt characterized the suspect's actions as very likely climate terrorism by a single perpetrator. (DER STANDARD, News)
9. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated that the suspect's knowledge revealed in the confession letters indicates clear criminal intent. (DER STANDARD, News)
10. Police found explosives in the 48-year-old suspect's apartment in Gevelsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia. (DER STANDARD, News)
11. The police declined to provide a statement regarding the deployment and the incident. (DIE ZEIT, News)
12. Multiple police vehicles and a helicopter were deployed to a rural site near a wooded area in Hamm. (www.24chasa.bg, News)

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