Berlin power outage blamed on political extremists

Many households and businesses in southwest Berlin face days without electricity after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire that city authorities said Sunday was the result of a politically motivated attack by "left-wing extremists.

- ASSOCIATED PRESS

The fire broke out Saturday morning on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal, near the Lichterfelde power plant, according to local authorities. Initially, more than 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses in four districts were without electricity. Heating and internet services were also affected.