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Berlin police suspect far-left group of power grid attack

Marianna Evenstein interviews Hans-Jakob Schindler
January 4, 2026

German police suspect the Vulkangruppe ("Volcano Group") was behind an arson attack that caused a power outage in parts of Berlin. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project told DW what's known about the group.

https://p.dw.com/p/56Jd5

Hans-Jakob Schindler is senior director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, international policy organization formed to combat the growing threat from extremist ideologies. It has offices in Berlin, Brussels and New York.