US EditionGermany Offers 1 Mn Euro Reward for Berlin Blackout Culprits
The €1 million reward targets far-left militants after a politically motivated arson caused Berlin's longest blackout since WWII affecting 45,000 households and 2,000 businesses.
- Germany is offering a €1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for an attack on electricity infrastructure in Berlin.
- Authorities suspect left-wing militants were behind the attack, but have made no arrests.
- The arson attack on January 3 targeted high-voltage cables, causing the longest power outage in Berlin since World War II.
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The incident left 45,000 homes without electricity amid sub-zero temperatures; Dobrind announced a reward of 1 million euros for information about those responsible.
Far-Left Berlin Blackout Attack: Germany Offers €1m Reward
Germany is offering a €1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of suspected far-left militants whose arson attack caused a massive blackout in Berlin, the interior minister announced on Tuesday, January 27th. The electricity outage left roughly 45,000 homes and 2,200 businesses without power for nearly a week in the middle of winter in the southwest of the German capital. Police are hunting members of the far-left Vulkangruppe (“V…
Germany is offering a €1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the major power outage in Berlin in early January. Early Saturday morning, January 3rd, a fire was set on a cable bridge in southwestern Berlin. This severely damaged high-voltage power lines, leaving 45,000 Berlin households and 2,200 businesses without electricity. Power was restored to everyone and heating systems were restored to working or…
The German government promised, on March, a million euros compensation for anyone will "take the authors" of the Saturday that caused a great panic in Berlin early in January. The announcement of the amount offered by the prosecutor and the police was made by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt at a press conference.
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