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2022 saw increased number of electrical substation attacks

More electrical substations in the Pacific Northwest were attacked in 2022 than in the prior six years combined. These come as the FBI has warned of far-right extremist groups targeting the power grid.

Conrad Wilson from Oregon Public Broadcasting and John Ryan from KUOW report.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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