Critical Infrastructure News
At least 8 DTE utility poles set on fire, alleged arsonist arrested
One person was arrested after allegedly setting at least eight DTE utility poles on fire, and police said the suspect may be connected to other arsons across Metro Detroit. Sterling Heights firefighters responded to a utility pole fire on Hall Road near Van Dyke on Oct. 2. A suspect tried to drive away from the…
Read MoreSabotage halts Syria gas pipeline in latest attack on energy sector
An apparent explosion on an eastern gas pipeline in Syria halted gas flow to power stations in the latest act of sabotage against the Mediterranean country’s energy facilities, authorities said Tuesday. “A fire broke out Monday evening in a gas pipeline between the Al-Shoula area and Deir ez-Zor due to the explosion of a sectional…
Read MoreEstonia slams Russian ‘sabotage’ after arson attack on defence company Milrem Robotics
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna accused Russia of “sabotage” on Tuesday following an arson attack on the premises of defence company, Milrem Robotics, which occurred in August. “We can conclude with certainty that the arson attack…in Tallinn was an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation,” he wrote in a…
Read MoreEU ministers plan hybrid threat response amid warnings of Russian sabotage
The EU is drawing up a new mechanism to coordinate its response to Russian sabotage and other hybrid attacks, as European officials warn that Moscow is planning further operations across the continent. European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday have been tasked with developing the bloc’s so-called “emergency security protocol,” designed to help member…
Read MoreFire at Starlink station in central Poland was ‘sabotage,’ digital affairs minister says
A fire that broke out at a Starlink satellite communications station in central Poland overnight is being called an act of “sabotage,” the country’s digital affairs minister said on Thursday. “This act of sabotage was deliberately designed to disable the station…disrupting internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army,” Krzysztof Gawkowski told Polish public…
Read MoreArmed group shuts pipeline from Libya’s largest oil field, jeopardising exports
An unnamed armed group shut a valve on a pipeline from Libya’s largest oil field, causing a drop in production, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said late Monday. The disruption threatens production from the El Sharara field, a key source of crude for Libya, an OPEC member that holds Africa’s largest proven oil reserves. Armed…
Read MoreRomanian intelligence service says it prevented Russian sabotage operation
Romania’s SRI intelligence service prevented a sabotage operation coordinated by Russia on Romanian territory, it said on Tuesday, as Ukraine’s European allies seek to counteract what they say are Moscow’s attempts to destabilise them. European countries blame Moscow for sabotage, cyberattacks and disinformation targeting supporters of Kyiv’s war effort. They include an August drone attack…
Read MoreGermany: Police arrest suspect in power grid sabotage case
German police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 48-year-old man suspected of carrying out a series of sabotage attacks on the country’s electricity network. The suspect was reportedly spotted near the Weisweiler power station, close to Aachen in western Germany, after being sought by authorities for several days. Investigators suspect the man of trying…
Read MoreGerman authorities probe suspected sabotage after 2 power substation disruptions
Two incidents that disrupted power distribution systems in the west and east of Germany are being investigated as possible sabotage, authorities said Wednesday, while one of them was also being examined for possible terrorism links. Multiple explosive devices were found Tuesday morning at a substation near the Jänschwalde coal-fired power plant in Brandenburg in northeast…
Read MoreImprovised explosive devices found near German power plant, police say
Several improvised explosive devices were found at a substation near a coal-fired power plant in Germany on Tuesday and several power lines were damaged, police and a grid operator said. Operator 50Hertz said there was a “brief interruption of service” but all lines are now back in operation at the Preilack substation, which distributes power…
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