Overview
- The January 3 attack on a cable bridge in Berlin-Lichterfelde cut electricity to tens of thousands, with a group using the name 'Vulkangruppe' claiming responsibility on Indymedia.
- In a new post, the purported perpetrators describe prying open a maintenance door and using mesh wire to trigger a short circuit, calling the method “simple, dirty, effective.”
- The authors reject other texts posted under the same label that suggest cutting high-voltage lines, calling those accounts false and possibly deceptive.
- An older self-described 'Vulkangruppe' publicly distanced itself from recent actions, though the authenticity of that statement remains unverified.
- The Federal Public Prosecutor has taken over the case and, according to a spokeswoman, has made no arrests or ordered major searches in 'Vulkangruppe' investigations since 2011, as investigators cite minimal forensic and digital traces and note claims and manuals circulating on sites like Indymedia and 'Switch off!'