Overview
- Germany’s interior minister supports offering a high financial reward for information on those behind the Berlin cable-bridge attack, with sums in the six- to seven-figure range reported but not decided.
- The January 3 arson on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal cut power to about 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses, affecting more than 100,000 people before service was restored on January 7.
- The Federal Public Prosecutor is investigating on suspicions including membership in a terrorist organization, anti-constitutional sabotage, arson and disruption of public services.
- Authorities consider a claim of responsibility by actors using the ‘Vulkangruppe’ label credible, noting similar sabotage attributed to such cells since 2011 and limited clarity on the network’s structure.
- Security officials warn that attacks on critical infrastructure are also contemplated by right-wing extremists, Reichsbürger circles and potentially foreign actors, prompting intensified scrutiny and preparedness efforts.