The Local Germany 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 Islamist given life sentence for trying to bomb Bonn train station A German court Monday sentenced to life in prison an Islamist militant who plotted a failed bomb attack at a railway station, and handed jail terms to three other extremists. https://www.thelocal.de/20170403/islamist-jailed-to-life-for-trying-to-bomb-bonn-train-station Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:50:03 +0200 islamist-jailed-to-life-for-trying-to-bomb-bonn-train-station German Turkish community split by unrest after coup plot Hatred between supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and those opposed to him has exploded on social media in Germany in the wake of a failed coup attempt last Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160722/tensions-in-germanys-turkish-community-grow-after-coup-plot Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:07:59 +0200 tensions-in-germanys-turkish-community-grow-after-coup-plot Munich police release suspects after terror probe UPDATE: Police have released two men arrested in Munich on Thursday after they found no evidence of a terror plot. https://www.thelocal.de/20160408/police-investigate-two-men-for-suspected-terror-attack-plans Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:35:11 +0200 police-investigate-two-men-for-suspected-terror-attack-plans