The Vulkangruppe (also known as the Volcano Group) is a German left-wing extremist group known for sabotage and arson attacks primarily targeting infrastructure, often with environmental and anti-capitalist motivations. Actions since 2011?
2011–2013 (multiple unspecified dates): Three separate arson attacks on infrastructure, including cable ducts on railways. Locations: Berlin, Germany.
Quiet for 5 years...unnoticed.
2018 (unspecified date): Destruction of power lines via arson, leading to a power outage affecting roughly 6,500 homes and 400 businesses; damages estimated at several thousand euros. Location: Charlottenburg district, Berlin, Germany.
2019 (multiple unspecified dates): Series of arson attacks on cable ducts on railways, radio masts, data lines, and vehicles. Location: Berlin, Germany.
2020 (unspecified date): Arson attack on the Heinrich Hertz Institute, a research facility focused on digital infrastructure. Location: Berlin, Germany.
2021 (unspecified date, prior to May): Arson on a transmitter tower at the Tesla Gigafactory construction site, criticizing Tesla as neither ecological nor socially just. Location: Near Berlin (Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg site), Germany.
May 2021: Arson damaging power cables with fire at the Tesla Gigafactory construction site; statement accused Tesla of environmental deception and exploitation. Location: Grünheide, Brandenburg, Germany.
March 2024: Arson burning an electricity pylon, halting production at the Tesla Gigafactory and causing power outages; labeled Elon Musk a "techno-fascist" and tied to anti-patriarchal motives for International Women's Day. Location: Grünheide (Tesla Gigafactory site), Brandenburg, Germany.
May 2025: Arson targeting a radio mast and transformer station; statement criticized the wealth of local inhabitants. Location: Grunewald, Berlin, Germany.
September 2025: Suspected arson (no immediate claim, but linked by authorities) on power cables, causing a major blackout for roughly 50,000 households over several days. Location: Johannisthal, Berlin, Germany.
January 2026 (early January): Arson (described as a "bomb attack" in their claim) on power cables at a gas-fired power plant, cutting power to 45,000 households and 2,000 businesses; framed as resistance against energy greed and linked to opposition to artificial intelligence. Location: Lichterfelde (Heizkraftwerk Lichterfelde power plant), Berlin, Germany.
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