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Franziska Müller

German prosecutors launch terrorism probe into far-left attack behind Berlin blackout

German federal prosecutors on Tuesday launched 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 said it was probing the January 3 attack — claimed online by a far-left extremist group — on charges including "membership in a terrorist organisation, sabotage, arson and disruption of public services".

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