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Laura Fleischmann

Berlin mayor Kai Wegner under fire for playing tennis during major blackout caused by attack

Berlin's ruling mayor Kai Wegner faces mounting pressure to resign after playing tennis during a major power blackout caused by left-wing extremists, with opposition parties and former mayors demanding his removal.

Wegner told reporters Sunday he had "been on the phone all day" during Saturday's terrorist attack that left more than 40,000 Berlin households without power.

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