Authorities probe threats against power stations across the US

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The FBI had warned of reports of threats to electricity infrastructure by people espousing racially or ethnically motivated extremist ideology “to create civil disorder and inspire further vi…

By Nouran Salahieh, John Miller and Holly Yan | CNN

The FBI had warned of reports of threats to electricity infrastructure by people espousing racially or ethnically motivated extremist ideology “to create civil disorder and inspire further violence,” the agency said in a November 22 bulletin sent to private industry. And two Cowlitz County Public Utility District substations were vandalized in mid-November in the Woodland area, agency spokesperson Alice Dietz told The Seattle Times. “At this time, we do not have any further comment … Our facilities have since been repaired,” Dietz told the Times. CNN has reached out to the FBI’s office in Seattle for comment.Thousands of electric substations help keep communities running across the country.

Reducing the risk of disasters from attacks on power infrastructure requires a multifaceted approach, Terry said.

 

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