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 A Montenegrin man was handed a four-year jail sentence in Germany on Thursday for heading to Paris with assault rifles and explosives hidden in his car shortly before the November attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160929/man-jailed-in-germany-for-trying-to-smuggle-arms-to-paris Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:04:41 +0200 man-jailed-in-germany-for-trying-to-smuggle-arms-to-paris German prosecutors said Thursday they had arrested an alleged Algerian Isis group militant who had had contact with the late ringleader of the November Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud. https://www.thelocal.de/20160707/germany-arrests-is-suspect-close-to-paris-attacks-planner Thu, 07 Jul 2016 17:24:08 +0200 germany-arrests-is-suspect-close-to-paris-attacks-planner Germany coach Joachim Löw said on Tuesday his players would remain affected "for a long time" by November's Paris terror attacks, adding that it would impact their preparations for Euro 2016 in France. https://www.thelocal.de/20151223/germany-affected-for-long-time-by-paris-attacks Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:37:54 +0100 germany-affected-for-long-time-by-paris-attacks Germany's newest anti-terrorist police unit had its day in the spotlight on Wednesday, just weeks after the Paris attacks that prompted its formation. https://www.thelocal.de/20151216/new-police-unit-to-deal-with-paris-like-terror-attacks Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:48:46 +0100 new-police-unit-to-deal-with-paris-like-terror-attacks A German Islamist features on a list of the 16 most-wanted people being hunted by police in the wake of the Paris attacks, Der Spiegel reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151211/cops-hunt-german-jihadist-over-paris-attacks Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:32:45 +0100 cops-hunt-german-jihadist-over-paris-attacks Police arrested two men after raids at two Berlin locations on Thursday afternoon after tip-offs about known Islamists believed to pose a threat of violence. https://www.thelocal.de/20151126/police-target-islamists-in-two-berlin-raids Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:51:10 +0100 police-target-islamists-in-two-berlin-raids Abdelhamid Abaaoud, believed to have been the planner behind Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, regularly spent time in or passed through Germany in recent years, Der Spiegel reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151119/paris-attack-planner-spent-time-in-germany Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:30:03 +0100 paris-attack-planner-spent-time-in-germany The opposition accused Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière of playing with the public's fears on Wednesday after he refused to provide details about an alleged terror plot in Hanover. Read back on all the day's security developments here. https://www.thelocal.de/20151118/hanover-police-still-on-trail-of-suspects Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:47:11 +0100 hanover-police-still-on-trail-of-suspects Germans proved that the Teutonic sense of humour is alive and well on Wednesday, as people mercilessly mocked Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière's reason for protecting his intelligence sources. https://www.thelocal.de/20151118/internet-guffaws-at-ministers-terrorism-comments Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:18:41 +0100 internet-guffaws-at-ministers-terrorism-comments Soldiers from the Bundeswehr (German army) might be called on to support police inside Germany as a precautionary measure against terrorist attacks, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151118/schuble-moots-ordering-soldiers-onto-streets Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:31:26 +0100 schuble-moots-ordering-soldiers-onto-streets Germany will provide "help and support" to France, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday as Paris called for military assistance from fellow EU nations. https://www.thelocal.de/20151117/well-do-all-we-can-to-help-france-germany Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:52:20 +0100 well-do-all-we-can-to-help-france-germany A man suspected by French security authorities of helping to organize Friday's terror attacks in Paris visited Austria in September after passing through Germany, Austria's Interior Minister said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151117/paris-attacks-suspect-travelled-through-germany Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:13:56 +0100 paris-attacks-suspect-travelled-through-germany The second German victim of Isis terror attacks in Paris has been identified as a 51-year-old teacher from Hannover who lived and worked in France. https://www.thelocal.de/20151117/german-teacher-named-as-second-paris-victim Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:01:55 +0100 german-teacher-named-as-second-paris-victim Germany could be a target for an Isis terrorist attack, leading experts warned in interviews with The Local - but they also cautioned against jumping into knee-jerk reactions. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/germany-could-be-next-on-terrorists-list Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:07:08 +0100 germany-could-be-next-on-terrorists-list German authorities said Monday they have arrested an Algerian asylum seeker who reportedly told other migrants early last week that Paris would be hit by bomb attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/refugee-arrested-over-paris-attack-warning Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:01:26 +0100 refugee-arrested-over-paris-attack-warning More details have come to light about the one confirmed German victim of the Paris attacks - a 28-year-old architect from southern Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/german-victim-of-paris-attacks-identified Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:01:14 +0100 german-victim-of-paris-attacks-identified Germany's planned friendly against the Netherlands must go ahead on Tuesday as a "clear symbol for freedom, democracy and solidarity with our French friends," national coach Joachim Löw said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/german-dutch-game-sign-of-solidarity-lw Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:31:59 +0100 german-dutch-game-sign-of-solidarity-lw Flags are flying at half mast around Germany and a minute’s silence has been held for the victims of the terror attack in Paris on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/germany-marks-minute-of-silence-for-paris Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:10:27 +0100 germany-marks-minute-of-silence-for-paris The fight against Isis will not be won with military action but by bringing an end to the civil war in Syria around the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/we-cant-beat-isis-with-military-means-germany Mon, 16 Nov 2015 12:31:12 +0100 we-cant-beat-isis-with-military-means-germany Germany's defence minister Sunday sought to quash speculation in the wake of the Paris attacks that radicals bent on violence could slip into Europe among a flood of asylum seekers arriving on the continent. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/dont-take-paris-out-on-refugees-minister Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:26:28 +0100 dont-take-paris-out-on-refugees-minister