https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Allied planes dropped around 1.3 million tonnes of bombs on Germany in WWII, with many unexploded remnants still regularly being found today – over 75 years later. In fact, around 2,000 tonnes of explosives are found in Germany every year. https://www.thelocal.de/20230125/explained-how-many-wwii-bombs-are-still-being-found-in-germany Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:21:20 +0100 explained-how-many-wwii-bombs-are-still-being-found-in-germany A massive World War II bomb found in Germany's financial capital Frankfurt was safely detonated in the early hours of Thursday, the city's fire service said, allowing tens of thousands of evacuated residents to return to their homes. https://www.thelocal.de/20210520/wwii-bomb-found-in-frankfurt-safely-detonated-after-mass-evacuation Thu, 20 May 2021 11:03:08 +0200 wwii-bomb-found-in-frankfurt-safely-detonated-after-mass-evacuation A pensioner has been arrested in connection with letter bombs attacks at German food retail companies, police said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210221/pensioner-arrested-over-letter-bomb-attacks-in-germany Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:38:10 +0100 pensioner-arrested-over-letter-bomb-attacks-in-germany Some 8,000 residents of the city of Göttingen have been able to return home after a bomb disposal unit defused four WWII bombs discovered during building work. https://www.thelocal.de/20210131/disposal-of-four-wwii-bombs-in-gttingen-soothes-memories-of-2010-tragedy Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:33:24 +0100 disposal-of-four-wwii-bombs-in-gttingen-soothes-memories-of-2010-tragedy A German court sentenced a 31-year-old Tunisian to 10 years in prison Thursday for planning a biological bomb attack with the deadly poison ricin. https://www.thelocal.de/20200327/man-handed-10-years-for-ricin-bomb-plot-in-germany Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:02:40 +0100 man-handed-10-years-for-ricin-bomb-plot-in-germany German experts defused a World War II bomb in Cologne on Tuesday that had forced the evacuation of thousands of office workers and disrupted rail and ship traffic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200121/wwii-bomb-found-in-central-cologne-made-safe-after-evacuation Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:27:19 +0100 wwii-bomb-found-in-central-cologne-made-safe-after-evacuation Passengers were warned to expect delays and cancellations on parts of Germany's rail network on Tuesday after a bomb was discovered in the western city of Cologne. https://www.thelocal.de/20200121/disruption-to-long-distance-trains-as-us-wwii-bomb-found-in-cologne Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:46:03 +0100 disruption-to-long-distance-trains-as-us-wwii-bomb-found-in-cologne Around 14,000 people were evacuated Sunday from their homes in the German city of Dortmund after local authorities identified suspected World War II bombs in the city centre. https://www.thelocal.de/20200112/suspected-wwii-bombs-prompt-dortmund-mass-evacuation Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:24:45 +0100 suspected-wwii-bombs-prompt-dortmund-mass-evacuation Flight operations at Berlin's Schönefeld Airport came to a standstill on Friday after a WWII bomb was found. https://www.thelocal.de/20191129/disruption-at-berlins-schnefeld-airport-after-wwii-bomb-found Fri, 29 Nov 2019 14:00:30 +0100 disruption-at-berlins-schnefeld-airport-after-wwii-bomb-found Police in Berlin on Tuesday arrested a 26-year-old Syrian man accused of planning an Islamist attack, with prosecutors saying he had begun to acquire chemical materials for a bomb. https://www.thelocal.de/20191119/germany-detains-syrian-over-suspected-bomb-plot-in-berlin Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:55:54 +0100 germany-detains-syrian-over-suspected-bomb-plot-in-berlin A World War II bomb was discovered in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday, causing misery for commuters. https://www.thelocal.de/20191104/travel-chaos-as-wwii-bomb-discovered-in-dsseldorf Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:48:51 +0100 travel-chaos-as-wwii-bomb-discovered-in-dsseldorf More than 15,000 people evacuated from their homes in the German city of Hanover were free to return early Tuesday after city officials said an unexploded World War II bomb had been defused. https://www.thelocal.de/20190903/15000-people-evacuated-from-homes-in-hanover-after-wwii-bomb-found Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:36:17 +0200 15000-people-evacuated-from-homes-in-hanover-after-wwii-bomb-found Nearly 10,000 residents in Oranienburg in Brandenburg will be affected, as will regional train services. https://www.thelocal.de/20190612/two-wwii-bombs-to-be-diffused-outside-of-berlin Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:19:27 +0200 two-wwii-bombs-to-be-diffused-outside-of-berlin The 100kg American-made explosive device was found during construction work in Hermsdorf, part of the Reinickendorf district in northern Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20190509/hundreds-evacuated-as-world-war-ii-bomb-found-north-of-berlin Thu, 09 May 2019 19:32:41 +0200 hundreds-evacuated-as-world-war-ii-bomb-found-north-of-berlin For the second time in two days, the discovery of a World War II bomb has forced an evacuation in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190424/breaking-wwii-bomb-discovery-forces-evacuation-in-cologne-traffic-and-train-services-affected Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:45:38 +0200 breaking-wwii-bomb-discovery-forces-evacuation-in-cologne-traffic-and-train-services-affected Around 4,500 residents were forced to leave their homes during the planned explosion of a WWII bomb in Regensburg, Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20190424/bavaria-thousands-evacuated-during-wwii-bomb-detonation Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:27:04 +0200 bavaria-thousands-evacuated-during-wwii-bomb-detonation A 250kg World War II bomb has been detonated in the Main river in Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20190415/wwii-bomb-detonation-in-frankfurt-triggers-30m-high-water-fountain Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:25:47 +0200 wwii-bomb-detonation-in-frankfurt-triggers-30m-high-water-fountain About 10,000 people had to leave the centre of the northern city of Rostock on Wednesday morning because of the planned disposal of an aerial bomb from World War II. https://www.thelocal.de/20190327/250-kg-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-rostock-causes-city-centre-shutdown Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:30:35 +0100 250-kg-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-rostock-causes-city-centre-shutdown German prosecutors have formally charged a Russian Islamist and acquaintance of Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri with plotting an explosives attack, prosecutors said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190305/russian-islamist-charged-with-bomb-plot-in-germany Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:11:40 +0100 russian-islamist-charged-with-bomb-plot-in-germany A World War II bomb found during construction work will be defused on Monday, affecting residents in the area surrounding it. https://www.thelocal.de/20190204/over-4000-people-affected-by-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-essen Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:55:44 +0100 over-4000-people-affected-by-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-essen