France launch probe after ‘ultra left anarchist gang’ claim responsibility for blackout that left 160k without power

AN “ultra-left anarchist gang” has claimed responsibility for a blackout that plunged 160,000 homes into darkness on the Côte d’Azur – just hours before the Cannes Film Festival awards show.

Two public prosecutors in Grasse and Draguignan confirmed they are investigating possible acts of sabotage after a shadowy statement was posted online by the group.

In the anonymous release, published Sunday on a participatory site used by militant collectives, the group said: “We sabotaged the main electrical substation supplying the Cannes metropolitan area and cut down the 225 kV line coming from Nice.”

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