Overview
- Police are still searching for a 48-year-old suspect from Gevelsberg after a large search of the Hambacher Forst on Sunday ended without finding him.
- Officers found explosives in the suspect’s apartment and later raided a converted truck near the Hambach mine while two claim letters with detailed perpetrator knowledge were sent to media outlets.
- New incidents overnight included a cut in a fence at a Wesel substation and a fire that damaged part of a Berlin substation as investigators probe whether these acts are linked to the earlier sabotage attempts.
- Authorities have published photos of the suspect, released an image of a bicycle he may use, set up a 24/7 tip hotline and used SEK units, drones and search dogs in the multi-day operation.
- Officials, including the federal interior minister, called the likely motive 'Klimaterrorismus' and warned the attacks expose vulnerabilities that will prompt more fencing, surveillance and patrols around critical energy infrastructure.