Two German power-substation incidents in Brandenburg and near Cologne are under a terrorism-related investigation for possible sabotage, with one strike potentially tied to foreign or domestic extremist threats and no confirmed power outages nationwide.

Officials say the incidents were deliberate, with attackers possibly placing conductive material on a transmission line to trigger a short circuit, though details remain scarce.

North Rhine-Westphalia’s interior minister cautions that the Bergheim attack could be directed by a foreign state or linked to left-wing extremism as part of a broader infrastructure-threat inquiry.

This article is being updated as new details emerge.

There is no confirmed attack or disruption at Dormagen at this time.

Police have expanded the crime-scene search and are collecting all traces to pursue every lead, with no evidence released yet.

The search radius around the crime scene has broadened to secure potential evidence, while officials say nothing definitive has been found so far.

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The investigation is described as terrorism-related, with suspects and motives not yet identified in the released excerpt.

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Three power plants are expected to be restored later Wednesday, with the remaining two units back by the weekend.