Berlin Power Outage Affects 45,000 Homes Amid Suspected Arson
A power outage in Berlin affected 45,000 homes and over 2,200 businesses, with some power restored by early January 4th. The outage, suspected to be caused by arson, impacted vulnerable facilities and was linked to a letter claiming responsibility from a left-wing extremist group. Authorities are investigating, and there are calls for increased surveillance to prevent future attacks, amid ongoing cold weather.