"The top German prosecutors' office, the "Bundesanwaltschaft," has taken over the probe into an arson attack on the power supply in Berlin on Saturday that has caused the longest blackout in Germany's postwar history. The prosecutors are investigating the incident as involving unconstitutional sabotage, membership in a terrorist group, arson and the disruption of public facilities. The arson attack is believed to have been carried out by left-wing extremists,"
"In the statement, the group said its attack was not directed "at people" but at infrastructure that is destroying the environment. At the same time, it said that it was not "by chance" that vulnerable groups such as the aged, children and the ills were affected. The statement is said to have also dismissed speculation that Russia could be behind the attack, saying this was an "attempt to conceal" authorities' own helplessness by "constructing an external enemy.""
"Some 20,000 households remained without power on Wednesday, with energy supplier Berlin Stromnetz saying it will take until Thursday for electricity to be fully restored to affected areas. The Vulkangruppe was reported by the mass-circulation Bild newspaper on Wednesday to have issued another statement regarding its alleged actions. Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, says the Vulkangruppe has been behind a number of arson attacks on important public infrastructure since 2011, mostly in Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg."
An arson attack on Berlin's power supply caused the longest blackout in Germany's postwar history and left about 20,000 households without electricity. The Bundesanwaltschaft is investigating unconstitutional sabotage, membership in a terrorist group, arson and disruption of public facilities. Police consider a letter from a group calling itself the Vulkangruppe credible and believe left-wing extremists carried out the attack. The Vulkangruppe claimed the attack targeted environmentally destructive infrastructure while acknowledging vulnerable groups were affected and rejected claims of Russian involvement. Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, attributes multiple arson attacks on critical infrastructure in Berlin and Brandenburg to the Vulkangruppe since 2011.
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