Activist Group Claims Responsibility for Berlin Power Outage
A commuter walks along a passage in a train station iluminated by the Federal Agency for Technical Relief due to power outage, Jan. 4.
Photographer: Ralf Hirshchberger/AFP/Getty Images
The German activist network Volcano Group claimed responsibility for an arson attack that cut power to about 50,000 households and 2,000 businesses in southwest Berlin on Saturday.
The far-left organization said the fossil fuel industry was its target, according to a letter posted on the Nachrichten aus Leipzig website on Sunday. The platform is frequently used by such groups to disseminate information anonymously.