Buses, trams and underground trains are expected to remain in depots across many municipal transport companies due to the industrial action.
In the northeastern state of Lower Saxony, many schools closed on Friday due to the freezing rain and extremely slippery conditions.
Authorities identified and shut down servers used by the cybercrime group operating as Blacksuit/Royal, police in the German state of Lower Saxony said.
The group, which reportedly has around 6,000 followers, has been accused of establishing a “counter-state’’ and building criminal economic structures.
The trade union, Verdi, called for the two-day strike, lasting until Friday.
The Higher Regional Court in Celle had in February 2021 sentenced the then 37-year-old Iraqi to 10 and a half years in prison.
The woman stood by in Iraq while her then-husband chained up a Yezidi girl and left her to die of thirst.
