Did anyone see this earlier this year? No American media went with this article, I wonder why? It appears in a British paper instead. Are our dear leaders blind or just uncaring?
This is frightening and should be a wake-up call for those charged with protecting the public. Anybody?
From the Daily Mail December 29 by Ryan Gorman
FBI investigates military style attack on California power station
The FBI is investigating a ‘military-style’ attack on a California electric power facility earlier this year.
The April 16 attack saw as many as two gunmen storm the PG&E Metcalf substation after severing phone service and fire several dozen rounds at transformers.
Federal officials took over the investigation from local law enforcement on fears it was linked to the Boston marathon bombing only a day earlier, but those fears appear to have subsided.
At least one person, maybe two, went down multiple manholes at the facility in a San Jose suburb and cut fiber cables leading to the substation, according to Foreign Policy, which detailed the well-planned attack.
This knocked out 911 and landline service to the substation, as well as cell phone service to the surrounding area.
PG&E employees had no means to call for help when, at 1am, as many as two gunmen began their attack.
More than 100 rounds were fired from high-powered rifles at many transformers – 10 were damaged in one area and three transformer banks in another, a PG&E spokesperson told the site.
Cooling oil leaking from at least one transformer bank caused transformers to overheat and shut down. This led officials to warn locals to conserve energy, but no major power outages occurred.
No major damage or injuries were sustained either, but a stalled local investigation led the feds to take over the case.
‘Initially, the attack was being treated as vandalism and handled by local law enforcement,’ a senior intelligence official told Foreign Policy.
‘However, investigators have been quoted in the press expressing opinions that there are indications that the timing of the attacks and target selection indicate a higher level of planning and sophistication,’ the official explained.
This is frightening and should be a wake-up call for those charged with protecting the public. Anybody?
From the Daily Mail December 29 by Ryan Gorman
FBI investigates military style attack on California power station
The FBI is investigating a ‘military-style’ attack on a California electric power facility earlier this year.
The April 16 attack saw as many as two gunmen storm the PG&E Metcalf substation after severing phone service and fire several dozen rounds at transformers.
Federal officials took over the investigation from local law enforcement on fears it was linked to the Boston marathon bombing only a day earlier, but those fears appear to have subsided.
At least one person, maybe two, went down multiple manholes at the facility in a San Jose suburb and cut fiber cables leading to the substation, according to Foreign Policy, which detailed the well-planned attack.
This knocked out 911 and landline service to the substation, as well as cell phone service to the surrounding area.
PG&E employees had no means to call for help when, at 1am, as many as two gunmen began their attack.
More than 100 rounds were fired from high-powered rifles at many transformers – 10 were damaged in one area and three transformer banks in another, a PG&E spokesperson told the site.
Cooling oil leaking from at least one transformer bank caused transformers to overheat and shut down. This led officials to warn locals to conserve energy, but no major power outages occurred.
No major damage or injuries were sustained either, but a stalled local investigation led the feds to take over the case.
‘Initially, the attack was being treated as vandalism and handled by local law enforcement,’ a senior intelligence official told Foreign Policy.
‘However, investigators have been quoted in the press expressing opinions that there are indications that the timing of the attacks and target selection indicate a higher level of planning and sophistication,’ the official explained.
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