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in 2013 a team of snipers destroyed 17 electrical transformers at the Metcalf Transmission Substation in CA, described as a professional job using military-style weapons. Fiber optic cables were cut prior to the attack and no suspects have ever been publicly identified.

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Fun Fact: in 2013 a team of snipers destroyed 17 electrical transformers at the Metcalf Transmission Substation in CA, described as a ‘professional job’ using ‘military-style weapons.’ Fiber optic cables were cut prior to the attack and no suspects have ever been publicly identified.

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