anti-terror investigators are examining teh cause ofโ a โฃcritically important arson attack adn subsequent power outage โฃin Berlin’sโ Treptow-Kรถpenick district. The incident, which occurred overnight, left approximately 36,000โ residents without electricity and prompted a large-scale emergency response.
The investigation centers on determining whether the arson, which targeted a power distributionโ box, โคwas โa deliberate act of sabotage withโฃ potential terrorist motives. The power outage affected critical infrastructure, including traffic lights and public transportation, disrupting daily life for residents and raising security concerns. Authorities have not yet releasedโข details about potential suspects or specific threats, but are treating โthe incident withโค the highest โlevel of seriousness.
Alongside the Treptow-Kรถpenick investigation,traffic disruptions are expected this weekend due to ongoing construction on the A100 inner-city โexpressway. The roadway near the Innsbrucker Platz tunnel will โbe renovated โคfrom โfriday, October 10th, 8 โขp.m.to Monday, October 13th, 5 a.m.,โค resulting in aโฃ complete closure of theโ A100 in the direction โof โTreptow from the Wexstrasseโค junction to the Innsbrucker Platz entrance. Traffic โwill be diverted via Innsbrucker โPlatz. Separately, the A100 was temporarily โclosed Thursday due โto construction work in Berlin-Schรถneberg.Constructionโข is also underway for theโ new Ringbahn bridge at the Funkturm triangle, causing major closures and traffic restrictions starting atโ the end of October.In Neukรถlln, three men were injured in a knife attackโ atโ the โคBerlin S-Bahn โstation.