US EditionGermany Offers 1 Mn Euro Reward for Berlin Blackout Culprits
German authorities offer €1 million reward after far-left militants caused Berlin blackout affecting 45,000 homes, longest outage since WWII, highlighting critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
- Germany is offering a €1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for an attack on electricity infrastructure in Berlin.
- Authorities suspect left-wing militants were behind the attack, but have made no arrests.
- The arson attack on January 3 targeted high-voltage cables, causing the longest power outage in Berlin since World War II.
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In early January, 45,000 households in Berlin were left without power after an arson attack on a power plant. The German government is now offering a million euros to anyone who can lead the police to arrest the perpetrator.
Berlin offers €1m reward for blackout culprits
Germany is offering a one-million-euro reward for information leading to the arrest of suspected far-left militants whose arson attack caused a massive blackout in Berlin earlier this month, the interior minister said on Tuesday. The electricity outage left roughly 45,000 homes and around 2,200 businesses without power for nearly a week in the middle of winter in the southwest of the German capital. Police are hunting members of the far-left "Vu…
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der Standard DEAfter the attack on the Berlin electricity grid, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) announces "armament" in the fight against extreme left groups and strengthens the search pressure
The incident left 45,000 homes without electricity amid sub-zero temperatures; Dobrind announced a reward of 1 million euros for information about those responsible.
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