Overview
- Unknown attackers set tires and debris under a cable bridge, which on the night of October 5 damaged the insulation of two 110,000-volt and several 10,000-volt lines and briefly cut power to 19 businesses.
- Prosecutors have received a claim letter from a previously unknown group calling itself "Kinder des Zorns," and investigators consider the letter authentic.
- The Landeskriminalamt’s Staatsschutz unit is leading an open probe into a politically motivated attack and has not publicly identified any suspects.
- Stromnetz Berlin says repair crews are working on the damaged high- and medium-voltage lines and that affected firms remain on temporary emergency generators while fixes continue.
- The incident follows several recent strikes on Berlin power lines, including a January attack that left tens of thousands without power, and raises concerns about repeated attacks on critical infrastructure and business continuity.