Overview
- A deliberate fire at a cable bridge by the Lichterfelde plant destroyed five high‑voltage and ten medium‑voltage cables, cutting power to tens of thousands of customers.
- Police say a Vulkangruppe statement claiming responsibility is authentic, with the LKA’s political crimes unit leading a new investigative group called "Spannung."
- The BKA and Berlin’s domestic intelligence service are supporting the probe, and investigators reported usable traces at the snowy scene.
- Stromnetz Berlin warns parts of Nikolassee, Zehlendorf and Wannsee could remain without electricity until Thursday, though about 7,000 households were reconnected overnight as complex bypass lines are built.
- Hospitals and care facilities were affected during freezing weather, while Berlin leaders vowed tougher action, with Mayor Kai Wegner promising intensified pursuit and Justice Senator Felor Badenberg urging broader measures against extremist networks.