Thousands still without electricity in Berlin as authorities probe grid attack

BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of households, as well as supermarkets, shops, restaurants and other businesses in southwest Berlin, still remained without power on Tuesday, as crew continued repairs to restore electricity after an attack on the grid left parts of the German capital in the dark for a fourth consecutive day.

As of 12:45 p.m. local time (1145 GMT), around 24,700 households and 1,120 businesses in the neighborhoods of Nikolassee, Zehlendorf, Wannsee and Lichterfelde were still affected, Stromnetz Berlin said. The operator predicted full restoration Thursday afternoon because repairs were technically complex.