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 In one of the first trials in Germany against so-called "killer clowns", two young women were convicted on Wednesday for aggravated bodily harm after they scared a mother late at night. https://www.thelocal.de/20170504/young-women-convicted-for-causing-trauma-in-killer-clown-prank Thu, 04 May 2017 12:12:39 +0200 young-women-convicted-for-causing-trauma-in-killer-clown-prank Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has called for a zero-tolerance approach to 'killer clowns' after a series of attacks culminating in two teenagers being chased by a clown wielding a chainsaw. https://www.thelocal.de/20161028/after-chainsaw-attack-minister-demands-clown-crackdown Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:32:49 +0200 after-chainsaw-attack-minister-demands-clown-crackdown A 16-year-old in Berlin decided he wanted to scare some friends, but his plot backfired in a violent way. https://www.thelocal.de/20161025/14-year-old-stabs-creepy-clown-in-prank-gone-wrong Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:52:45 +0200 14-year-old-stabs-creepy-clown-in-prank-gone-wrong Now that the so-called 'killer clown' craze has spread from the US to Germany, elected officials are drawing a hard line against such "pranks", with some threatening offenders with jail time of up to a year. https://www.thelocal.de/20161024/german-politicians-call-for-tough-consequences-for-killer-clowns Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:39:38 +0200 german-politicians-call-for-tough-consequences-for-killer-clowns Police said Friday five incidents involving so-called scary clowns had occurred in two north German towns, including one assailant who hit a man with a baseball bat, amid fears that Halloween could spark a rash of similar attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20161022/creepy-clown-scare-spreads-to-germany Sat, 22 Oct 2016 15:04:13 +0200 creepy-clown-scare-spreads-to-germany An armed man wearing a clown mask and dressed in dark clothing terrified two young men at a train station in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, at the weekend, police reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20161017/armed-clown-threatens-two-men-in-west-germany Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:36:01 +0200 armed-clown-threatens-two-men-in-west-germany