Overview
- State protection has deemed the Vulkangruppe confession authentic and formed the investigative unit “Spannung,” with the BKA and intelligence services assisting.
- Officials say five high‑voltage and ten medium‑voltage cables were destroyed or damaged by multiple incendiary devices on the cable bridge near the Lichterfelde plant.
- Stromnetz Berlin expects supply in key southwest districts to remain disrupted until Thursday, after restoring power to about 14,000 households and 500 businesses by Sunday night.
- Berlin declared a “Großschadenslage,” opened shelters and deployed generators and temporary lines, and said Bundeswehr support will bolster the response.
- Hospitals and care homes were affected, with rescuers averting a near‑fatal ventilator failure, while Mayor Kai Wegner pledged tougher pursuit and Senator Franziska Giffey sought federal investigative support and stronger infrastructure protections.