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After another glorious New Year's Eve celebrations in Berlin were terrorized again by immigrant violence, Germans in Berlin are without power and heat after the "Volcano" group set fire to high power lines.
These geniuses claimed they meant to target "Oil Infrastructure", but damaged the electrical grid... wtf?
Berlin — An arson attack claimed by a left-wing extremist group has left tens of thousands of residents in Germany's capital without electricity in the dead of winter for several days. The Saturday morning arson attack on critical electricity infrastructure in southwest Berlin cut power to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses, and renewed scrutiny of a long-running sabotage campaign by the left-wing "Vulkangruppe."
The group claimed responsibility for the fire, which destroyed several high-voltage cables near the Lichterfelde heat and power station and triggered one of the most severe blackouts the capital has experienced in years.
According to Stromnetz Berlin, the operator of Berlin's electricity network, power was cut to as many as 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses across four districts in south Berlin.
The power outage also meant many homes lost heating and hot water as temperatures dropped well below freezing in Berlin
While engineers restored power to parts of the network by Monday, about 30,000 households were still offline as technicians struggled to replace damaged underground cables buried in the frozen soil. The power operator said it didn't expect to have electricity fully restored until Thursday.
In a lengthy statement circulated online and called credible by police, the Vulkangruppe said it had deliberately targeted affluent neighborhoods, to "cut the juice to the ruling class."
The group framed the attack as an act of protest against fossil fuel energy use and the growing power demand created by AI data centers, which it said had accelerated climate change and expanded mass surveillance. The statement included an apology to less wealthy residents caught up in the blackout but it expressed no sympathy for wealthy homeowners left without electricity.
The impact of the attack quickly spread beyond the areas the group said it had intended to target. Hospitals, care homes for the elderly and high-rise building residents who rely on elevators were impacted. Cell phone networks failed in some districts and commuter rail services were disrupted. Police used loudspeakers mounted on patrol cars to inform residents, and some schools delayed reopening after the Christmas and New Year's holiday break.
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner condemned the arson attack as an "absolutely unacceptable" act of terrorism. He warned that assaults on energy infrastructure endangered lives and placed enormous strain on the city's emergency services.
This is seems like a fantastic way to enrage the general public against your cause...
These geniuses claimed they meant to target "Oil Infrastructure", but damaged the electrical grid... wtf?
Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives
Berlin — An arson attack claimed by a left-wing extremist group has left tens of thousands of residents in Germany's capital without electricity in the dead of winter for several days. The Saturday morning arson attack on critical electricity infrastructure in southwest Berlin cut power to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses, and renewed scrutiny of a long-running sabotage campaign by the left-wing "Vulkangruppe."
The group claimed responsibility for the fire, which destroyed several high-voltage cables near the Lichterfelde heat and power station and triggered one of the most severe blackouts the capital has experienced in years.
According to Stromnetz Berlin, the operator of Berlin's electricity network, power was cut to as many as 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses across four districts in south Berlin.
The power outage also meant many homes lost heating and hot water as temperatures dropped well below freezing in Berlin
While engineers restored power to parts of the network by Monday, about 30,000 households were still offline as technicians struggled to replace damaged underground cables buried in the frozen soil. The power operator said it didn't expect to have electricity fully restored until Thursday.
In a lengthy statement circulated online and called credible by police, the Vulkangruppe said it had deliberately targeted affluent neighborhoods, to "cut the juice to the ruling class."
The group framed the attack as an act of protest against fossil fuel energy use and the growing power demand created by AI data centers, which it said had accelerated climate change and expanded mass surveillance. The statement included an apology to less wealthy residents caught up in the blackout but it expressed no sympathy for wealthy homeowners left without electricity.
The impact of the attack quickly spread beyond the areas the group said it had intended to target. Hospitals, care homes for the elderly and high-rise building residents who rely on elevators were impacted. Cell phone networks failed in some districts and commuter rail services were disrupted. Police used loudspeakers mounted on patrol cars to inform residents, and some schools delayed reopening after the Christmas and New Year's holiday break.
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner condemned the arson attack as an "absolutely unacceptable" act of terrorism. He warned that assaults on energy infrastructure endangered lives and placed enormous strain on the city's emergency services.
This is seems like a fantastic way to enrage the general public against your cause...
