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Shooting in German city leaves at least 8 people dead: Reports

Several people were shot dead after two unknown gunmen attacked shisha bars in the German city of Hanau, Hessenshau reported on Wednesday quoting police sources.

Feb 20, 2020, 05:58 AM IST

German police arrest ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont

German police on Sunday arrested Catalonia`s former president Carles Puigdemont.

Mar 26, 2018, 00:34 AM IST

German police rule out terrorism after fatal disco shooting

On Friday, a failed asylum seeker killed one person and injured six others in the northern city of Hamburg.

Jul 30, 2017, 13:18 PM IST

German police launch nationwide anti-terror raids

German security forces launched a nationwide anti-terror operation on Wednesday targeting suspected members and supporters of the Islamic State (IS) terror group.

May 10, 2017, 18:47 PM IST

Borussia Dortmund bus attack: German police arrest man suspected of planting explosives

It said he had bought 15,000 put options, or contracts giving him the right to sell Borussia Dortmund`s shares at a pre-determined price, on the day of the attack, using a consumer loan he had signed the previous week.

Apr 21, 2017, 12:03 PM IST

German police arrest three suspected of helping plan violence: Report

German police have arrested three people on suspicion of supporting a suspected Islamist militant and helping to prepare a serious act of violent subversion against the state.

Apr 14, 2017, 21:37 PM IST

German police probing 'Islamist link' to Dortmund blasts: Report

German police are probing a possible Islamist link to three explosions that rocked the Borussia Dortmund football team bus, after a letter found at the scene referred to the Berlin Christmas market attack, national media reported on Wednesday.

Apr 12, 2017, 13:42 PM IST

Germany arrests Algerian, Nigerian attack plot suspects

German police in overnight raids arrested an Algerian and a Nigerian man suspected of planning an Islamist attack.

Feb 09, 2017, 17:42 PM IST

Indian mother 'harassed' at Frankfurt Airport, asked to prove lactation

A 33-year-old Indian-origin Singaporean woman was allegedly ill-treated and humiliated by the German security officials who told her to show and squeeze her breasts at the Frankfurt Airport to prove that she was lactating.

Feb 01, 2017, 11:07 AM IST

Italian and German police smash Pakistani people-trafficking gang

Italian and German police said they had broken up a Pakistani-run gang that smuggled people into Europe across the Balkans.

Jan 11, 2017, 23:40 PM IST

Manhunt for Berlin truck attack suspect intensifies as anger grows

German authorities came under fire Thursday after it emerged that the prime suspect in Berlin`s deadly truck attack, a rejected Tunisian asylum seeker, was known as a potentially dangerous jihadist.

Dec 22, 2016, 15:45 PM IST

German police detain five 'recruiters for ISIS group'

German police on Tuesday arrested five men suspected of links to the Islamic State organisation, who allegedly sought to recruit fighters for the jihadist group.

Nov 08, 2016, 17:31 PM IST

Fresh raid in German hunt for Syrian bomb plot suspect

Security was stepped up at airports, train stations and other critical infrastructure as it was unclear whether the suspect was in possession of weapons.

Oct 10, 2016, 02:07 AM IST

German Police arrest man suspected of planning attack

German elite police have arrested a 27-year old German man suspected of having explosives in his apartment and planning an attack at a festival in the eastern town of Eisenhuettenstadt, Germany`s Focus magazine reported on Wednesday.

Aug 17, 2016, 19:17 PM IST

One dead, two injured in Germany machete attack: Police

A woman was killed and two people injured by a 21-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker armed with a machete on Sunday in the southwest German city of Reutlingen, the local police said.

Jul 24, 2016, 23:44 PM IST

Multiple deaths reported in Munich shopping centre shooting, police operation underway

The mall near the southern German city's Olympic stadium was surrounded by police after shots were fired.

Jul 22, 2016, 22:34 PM IST

German Police kill Afghan teen after train axe attack

German police have shot dead a 17-year-old Afghan after he attacked passengers on a train with an axe and a knife, seriously wounding three people, officials said.

Jul 19, 2016, 04:26 AM IST

Suspects in Islamic State plot `lived in refugee shelters`: German police

Algerians targeted in raids on Thursday over suspected links to the Islamic State group lived in refugee shelters, the German Police said.

Feb 04, 2016, 15:04 PM IST

German police warns `terror attack` planned in Munich

German police said Thursday that they had "indications that a terror attack" was being planned in the southern city of Munich, as they called on the public to avoid large gatherings and two key train stations.

Jan 01, 2016, 04:29 AM IST