"German federal prosecutors on Tuesday launched a terrorism investigation into an arson attack on high-voltage cables that caused a power blackout impacting 45,000 Berlin households. The service said it was probing Saturday's attack -- claimed by a far-left extremist group -- on charges including "membership in a terrorist organisation, sabotage, arson and disruption of public services". The arson attack was claimed online by a left-wing extremist group that calls itself Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) and said it was targeting "the fossil fuel economy" driving climate change."
""In the greed for energy, the Earth is being drained, sucked dry, burned, ravaged, razed, raped and destroyed," part of the letter stated. Berlin's Mayor Kai Wegner condemned the attack, saying that "suspected left-wing extremists knowingly put lives at risk, especially those of patients in hospitals, as well as the elderly, children and families". On Tuesday, approximately 24,700 households and 1,120 businesses were still affected. The grid operator, Stromnetz Berlin, said it aims to restore full power supply by Thursday afternoon."
German federal prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation into an arson attack on high-voltage cables that triggered a power blackout affecting 45,000 Berlin households. The attack was claimed by a far-left group calling itself Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group), which said it targeted "the fossil fuel economy" driving climate change. Berlin's mayor said suspected left-wing extremists knowingly put lives at risk, including patients in hospitals, the elderly, children and families. Around 24,700 households and 1,120 businesses remained without power as the grid operator aimed to fully restore supply by Thursday afternoon. Domestic intelligence says the group has carried out arson attacks since 2011, typically targeting cable ducts and power supply systems.
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