US EditionPower restored in Berlin after longest blackout since World War Two
The left-wing extremist group Vulkangruppe targeted fossil-fuel infrastructure, causing a blackout impacting 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses in southwest Berlin, officials said.
- On Jan 7, electricity will be restored to tens of thousands in Berlin after a suspected arson attack on a power station cut power to about 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses in southwest Berlin.
- The Vulkangruppe said online that it targeted the fossil fuel economy and rising demand from AI data centres, claiming responsibility for the January 3 Tesla Gigafactory incident.
- On Jan 6, about 24,700 households and 1,120 businesses remained offline as hospitals used backup generators, mobile networks and local trains were disrupted, and public swimming pools and schools opened shelters.
- Authorities said they would press for stronger infrastructure protections and Berlin officials demanded federal help, with Governing Mayor Kai Wegner saying `These are not childish pranks, but rather professional criminals who attacked these power grids.`
- The Bundestag's interior committee will be briefed later this week as Germany's domestic intelligence service, BfV, warns left-wing militancy linked to Volcano has targeted infrastructure since 2011, intensifying calls for more investment in grid protection by federal and state authorities.
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The Current Restored in the Part of Berlin Deprived of Electricity Since Saturday After a "Sabotage"
A power cut, which occurred on Saturday in the south-west of the German capital, plunged 45,000 homes and 2,200 commercial premises into the dark. The current was restored this Wednesday in all private electricity households. The authorities prefer the track of a sabotage led by the far left. - The current restored in the part of Berlin deprived of electricity since Saturday after a "sabotage" (International).
An Antifa Terror Attack Left 45k Without Power in Freezing Temperatures.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Climate extremists claimed responsibility for an arson attack on Berlin’s electrical infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands of Germans without power.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The far-left Antifa anarchist group Vulkangruppe, Berlin Mayor Kai Wegener, and Senator Iris Spranger.WHEN & WHERE: Early morning on January 3 at an electrical cable bridge over Berlin’s Teltow Canal, near the Lichterfelde power plant.KEY QUOTE: “This …
The Federal Government sees the attack on the Berlin electricity grid as "left terror", the Federal Prosecutor's Office investigates accordingly. Right-wing politicians "warn" before the "harmonising left-wing extremism".
Power restored to thousands of Berlin households after attack on lines causes several-day outage
Authorities say the power supply is being restored to thousands of households in Berlin that had been without electricity in freezing temperatures for four days following a suspected far-left attack on high-voltage lines.
Five days after the large-scale power outage in the south-west of Berlin, the power supply has started again. Gradually, all households are to have electricity again in the coming hours. The alleged "vulcan group" responsible for the attack has once again expressed its opinion on the action.
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