07.01.2026 01:44
The sabotage that left tens of thousands of people without electricity for days in Berlin, the capital of Germany, has turned into a national security alarm. The Federal Prosecutor's Office announced that a terrorism investigation has been launched regarding the attack targeting energy infrastructure, which affected more than 100,000 people, while emphasizing that the incident may have been carried out by an organized group.
The Federal Prosecutor's Office in Germany has launched a terrorism investigation related to the sabotage that has caused a large-scale power outage since January 3 in the southwest of the capital, Berlin. The incident, which has affected more than 100,000 people, is believed to have been carried out by an organized group.
FEDERAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE: SABOTAGE MAY BE AN ORGANIZED TERRORIST ACT
In a statement from the Federal Prosecutor's Office, it was reported that an investigation has been opened against one or more suspects in connection with the fires targeting electricity distribution stations in the southwest of Berlin. The suspects are facing charges of membership in a terrorist organization, unconstitutional sabotage, arson, and disruption of public services.
The prosecutor's office believes that the sabotage may have been carried out by a terrorist organization consisting of at least three people.
THE ATTACK WAS CLAIMED BY THE EXTREME LEFT "VOLKAN GROUP"
The sabotage that resulted in damage to the power transmission lines in the southwest of Berlin was claimed by the extreme left Volkan Group. As a result of the attack, 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses were left without electricity until January 8.
STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED, GERMAN ARMY DEPLOYED TO THE REGION
Due to the power outage, telephone lines and electric heating systems in the area were also rendered inoperable. Authorities announced that a state of emergency had been declared following the crisis and that the German army had been deployed to the region.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On the morning of January 3, a fire broke out in the Teltow area in the southwest of Berlin, affecting the Lichterfelde electricity distribution main station. Due to the damaged power transmission lines, a large-scale power outage occurred in the neighborhoods of Nikolassee, Wannsee, Zehlendorf, and Lichterfelde.