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Court frees far-right soldier accused of planning attack disguised as refugee

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:40:36 +0100

Germany's top criminal court Wednesday freed a soldier who was allegedly plotting an attack while posing as a Syrian refugee, in a bizarre case that put a spotlight on the 2015 record migrant influx.

Up to 100,000 asylum cases to be checked after German soldier became refugee

Wed, 31 May 2017 19:43:12 +0200

Between 80,000 to 100,000 positive asylum decisions are being re-examined after a German soldier managed to obtain protected status through a fake identity, the Interior Minister announced on Wednesday.

Scandal widens over far-right German soldier in 'attack plot'

Mon, 01 May 2017 05:18:04 +0200

Germany's defence minister on Sunday vowed zero tolerance for far-right extremists in the military amid a widening scandal over a soldier who allegedly plotted an attack which he planned to blame on refugees.

German soldier 'disguised himself as refugee to carry out terror attack'

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:19:29 +0200

A German soldier who led a "double life" pretending to be a Syrian refugee has been arrested on suspicion he planned a gun attack with racist motives, prosecutors said Thursday.

US soldier Bergdahl recovering in Germany

Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:18:00 +0200

US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, recently released after five years as a Taliban prisoner, is in a "stable condition" and is making progress in his recovery in Germany, his doctors said on Tuesday.

UK soldier arrested in Germany in terror probe

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:49:00 +0100

A British soldier has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of terrorism offences after a nail bomb was found in a house on Thursday.

Elite German soldier killed in Afghanistan

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:18:00 +0200

A German soldier from the KSK elite military unit was killed and another wounded in an attack by insurgents in northern Afghanistan on Saturday. It's the first time a member of the special forces anti-terror KSK unit has been killed.

Court rules insurance must pay for ex-soldier's breast surgery

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:09:00 +0200

A transsexual has won a lawsuit against her German health insurance, which will now have to pay for the former British soldier's re-constructive breast surgery, news magazine Der Spiegel reported late on Wednesday.