Overview
- Prosecutors are investigating suspected membership in a terrorist organization along with sabotage, arson and disruption of public services tied to the attack.
- Attackers used incendiary devices to destroy high‑voltage cables at the Lichterfelde gas‑fired site on January 3, initially cutting power to about 45,000 households.
- A network calling itself Vulkangruppe, or Volcano Group, claimed responsibility in an online letter framing the operation as a strike on the fossil‑fuel economy, a claim deemed credible by authorities.
- Berlin’s mayor condemned the perpetrators for endangering civilians, with officials highlighting risks to hospital patients, the elderly, children and families.
- Emergency support includes military logistics, generators, hotel cost coverage for affected residents, warming shelters and school closures, while investigators focus on domestic left‑wing extremism tracked by the BfV since 2011.