One million euros reward for anyone who provides information about those responsible for the power outage in Berlin
The German Interior Minister announced that Germany displays A reward of One million euros ($1.19 million) for information that would help arrest left-wing extremist suspects involved in arson that caused Widespread power outage in Berlin.
Power was cut off to about 45,000 homes and 2,200 businesses for about a week in the southwest of the German capital.
Police are searching for members of the group "Volcangruppe" The far-left Al-Barkan group claimed responsibility for the power outage in early January in online statements.
The Interior pledges a firm response.
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt pledged on Tuesday a firm response.
He said: "I think it is appropriate to emphasize the seriousness of the situation by offering a reward of this size"
The group claimed responsibility for two sabotage attacks targeting a company factory "Tesla" For electric cars located on the outskirts of Berlin.
Dobrindt said that the police will launch a media campaign to collect information and announce the reward, including distributing flyers and hanging posters in the Berlin metro.
He pledged to allocate more resources to combat "Left extremism" More broadly, he called for granting the police broader powers to use facial recognition technology and collect digital data.
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