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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
German prosecutors launch terror probe into Berlin blackout
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A car drives past a disconnected traffic light in southwest Berlin early on January 4, 2026, after power cables in the area were seriously damaged, causing a power outage that left tens of thousands of households in the German capital without electricity. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)
German federal prosecutors launch an investigation on terrorism charges into an arson attack on high-voltage cables that caused a power blackout impacting 45,000 Berlin households.
The service says it is probing the January 3 attack — claimed online by a far-left extremist group — on charges including “membership in a terrorist organization, sabotage, arson and disruption of public services.”
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