"Lawmakers clashed in the German Bundestag on Thursday over the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) proposed ban on the ‘Antifa’ movement to tackle 'left-wing terrorism' - following the latest blackout in Berlin. "The Alternative for Germany is very clear on this, without No ifs or buts, not an inch for extremism and terrorism," said AfD's Stephan Brandner. "Since 2011, about a dozen attacks by these... groups, hundreds of thousands of victims since 2011. I personally always wonder whether all of you on the far left and also from the Greens, do you have alibis for the evenings?" he asked. The chair later interjected to condemn the 'insinuations' made against members of the Bundestag. The ban itself failed to pass, with the governing CDU/CSU and SPD, as well as the Alliance 90/The Greens and The Left voting to adopt the Internal Affairs Committee's recommendation to block it. Ferat Kocak from Die Linke accused the AfD of 'exploiting fear' while Grune MP Lamya Kaddor said the proposal was ideologically lopsided. "Ultimately, this motion wants a Germany without left-wing extremism, but while simultaneously opening the door wide to right-wing extremism," Kaddor stated. "The latter, ladies and gentlemen, we will not allow." The debate came after an arson attack on Berlin’s power grid on 3 January, which left thousands of residents without heating. The left-wing Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) claimed responsibility for the attack on the Lichterfelde cable bridge, causing Berlin’s longest blackout since World War II. "