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 Investigators in Germany are probing a mysterious string of letter-bomb attacks on German food retail companies in recent days. https://www.thelocal.de/20210219/german-police-probe-letter-bomb-attacks-on-food-firms Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:15:54 +0100 german-police-probe-letter-bomb-attacks-on-food-firms Three people were hurt Wednesday in a blast at the German headquarters of discount supermarket Lidl, but police declined to confirm media reports of a letter bomb. https://www.thelocal.de/20210217/three-injured-in-blast-at-lidls-german-headquarters Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:48:13 +0100 three-injured-in-blast-at-lidls-german-headquarters In the devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut, an employee of the German Embassy was also killed, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200806/german-diplomat-killed-in-beruit-blast Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:55:22 +0200 german-diplomat-killed-in-beruit-blast One person was killed and at least 11 were injured in an explosion Friday at a residential building in the German city of Blankenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, authorities confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20191213/one-killed-25-injured-in-explosion-at-german-housing-block Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:03:45 +0100 one-killed-25-injured-in-explosion-at-german-housing-block A woman has died and several people are seriously injured after an explosion at a festival in the German town of Freudenberg-Alchen, east of Cologne. https://www.thelocal.de/20190909/woman-dies-after-frying-pan-explosion-at-german-food-festival Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:01:12 +0200 woman-dies-after-frying-pan-explosion-at-german-food-festival 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 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 The controlled detonation of a World War Two bomb in Lingen, Lower Saxony, has caused property damage throughout the city, and the evacuation of 9,000 people. https://www.thelocal.de/20190201/windows-shattered-9000-evacuated-lingen Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:56:18 +0100 windows-shattered-9000-evacuated-lingen Police have launched a probe after an explosion took place in front of an Alternative for Germany (AfD) party office in the eastern German city of Döbeln. https://www.thelocal.de/20190104/investigation-underway-after-explosion-outside-afd-office-in-saxony Fri, 04 Jan 2019 12:22:51 +0100 investigation-underway-after-explosion-outside-afd-office-in-saxony A targeted explosion which ripped through a Kreuzberg Shisha bar on Monday morning is the latest in a series of escalating gang attacks across the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20181023/explosion-in-kreuzberg-bar-marks-rising-criminal-gang-activity-in-berlin Tue, 23 Oct 2018 18:12:22 +0200 explosion-in-kreuzberg-bar-marks-rising-criminal-gang-activity-in-berlin Three people have died after an explosion took place in the northern German city of Bremen early in the morning on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180628/three-fatalities-after-explosion-in-bremen-house Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:13:52 +0200 three-fatalities-after-explosion-in-bremen-house After an explosion at an apartment building in the western city of Wuppertal on Saturday left five people with serious injuries, investigators are still unclear as to what caused it. https://www.thelocal.de/20180625/search-for-answers-after-violent-explosion-in-wuppertal-seriously-injures-five-people Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:20:58 +0200 search-for-answers-after-violent-explosion-in-wuppertal-seriously-injures-five-people Firefighters rescued a family of four on Monday night after an explosion completely destroyed their house. https://www.thelocal.de/20171121/several-injured-after-family-home-collapses-in-berlin-spandau Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:39:01 +0100 several-injured-after-family-home-collapses-in-berlin-spandau The owner of a Gießen shisha bar damaged in an explosion on Thursday has been arrested under the suspicion that he ordered two men to set off the blast so he could receive the insurance money. https://www.thelocal.de/20170807/shisha-bar-explosion-owner-suspected-of-ordering-arson-to-get-insurance-money Mon, 07 Aug 2017 18:59:36 +0200 shisha-bar-explosion-owner-suspected-of-ordering-arson-to-get-insurance-money Investigators are still searching for two vehicles after a fire and an explosion in a shisha bar in Hesse. https://www.thelocal.de/20170804/two-suspects-arrested-after-an-explosion-in-a-shisha-bar Fri, 04 Aug 2017 20:09:10 +0200 two-suspects-arrested-after-an-explosion-in-a-shisha-bar An explosion on board a yacht in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia left one police officer and 15 firefighters injured, three seriously. https://www.thelocal.de/20170712/exploding-yacht-injures-16-in-west-german-harbour Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:48:34 +0200 exploding-yacht-injures-16-in-west-german-harbour A 51-year-old man is under investigation after his possibly illegal collection of Second World War munitions exploded on Monday, setting off a major police operation. https://www.thelocal.de/20170530/large-stash-of-wwii-weapons-explodes-in-pre-summer-heat Tue, 30 May 2017 18:27:43 +0200 large-stash-of-wwii-weapons-explodes-in-pre-summer-heat Three explosions left one Borussia Dortmund player injured in what police believe to be a targeted attack on Tuesday, resulting in a planned Champions League match being postponed. https://www.thelocal.de/20170411/breaking-three-explosions-near-dortmund-football-team-bus Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:10:16 +0200 breaking-three-explosions-near-dortmund-football-team-bus Three explosions rocked the Borussia Dortmund bus, injuring Spanish international Marc Bartra, as the German team headed for a Champions League game against Monaco on Tuesday, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20170411/police-search-for-clues-after-explosions-near-dortmund-team-bus-injure-player Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:46:33 +0200 police-search-for-clues-after-explosions-near-dortmund-team-bus-injure-player A man was arrested at the weekend on suspicion of murder for blowing up the terraced house that he lives in. The blast left the house destroyed with one woman dead. https://www.thelocal.de/20170403/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-over-blown-up-house Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:32:50 +0200 man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-over-blown-up-house