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 Somali man killed three people and left five others seriously injured after a knife rampage in the southern German city of Würzburg, Bavarian officials said. https://www.thelocal.de/20210625/three-people-killed-in-knife-attack-in-german-city-of-wurzburg Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:06:32 +0200 three-people-killed-in-knife-attack-in-german-city-of-wurzburg Two of the four Hong Kong tourists wounded in an axe attack on a German train will be discharged from hospital in coming days, the university clinic treating them said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160922/two-victims-of-wrzburg-axe-attack-to-leave-hospital Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:47:32 +0200 two-victims-of-wrzburg-axe-attack-to-leave-hospital While visitors are getting ready to raise their beer glasses, police at the world's biggest beer festival are stepping up security. https://www.thelocal.de/20160916/oktoberfest-terror-precautions-let-bavarians-drink-in-peace Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:00:36 +0200 oktoberfest-terror-precautions-let-bavarians-drink-in-peace Trains are a soft spot in the German security system which terrorists are likely to target unless necessary steps are taken, federal investigators warn. https://www.thelocal.de/20160722/german-trains-need-better-protection-from-attacks-police Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:11:30 +0200 german-trains-need-better-protection-from-attacks-police A specialist in psychiatric care for migrants has said that there is no known link between trauma and radicalization, after an adolescent refugee attacked train passengers with an axe. https://www.thelocal.de/20160722/no-provable-link-between-trauma-and-radicalization Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:54:34 +0200 no-provable-link-between-trauma-and-radicalization Refugees rallied in Würzburg against Islamist terrorism, carrying banners that read 'Not in my name' in response to Monday night's axe attack by a man who arrived in the country as an asylum seeker. https://www.thelocal.de/20160721/not-in-my-name-refugees-demonstrate-in-wrzburg-axe-attack Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:00:46 +0200 not-in-my-name-refugees-demonstrate-in-wrzburg-axe-attack Local authorities are calling for classes on Islam to be brought in at schools across the country after a radicalized Muslim youth attacked passengers on a train with an axe on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/calls-for-compulsory-islam-classes-at-school-after-axe-attack Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:18:12 +0200 calls-for-compulsory-islam-classes-at-school-after-axe-attack German authorities don't believe the young assailant killed on orders from Isis. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/bavaria-axe-attacker-was-not-an-isis-fighter-govt Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:51:42 +0200 bavaria-axe-attacker-was-not-an-isis-fighter-govt The adolescent who attacked passengers on a Bavarian train with an axe and knife on Monday was a 17-year-old refugee who had arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Germany a year ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/what-happens-to-refugee-children-who-arrive-in-germany Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:12:15 +0200 what-happens-to-refugee-children-who-arrive-in-germany Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Chief of Staff Peter Altmaier said on Tuesday evening in response to the Würzburg axe attack that refugees are no more likely than anyone else to commit terrorist atrocities. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/refugees-dont-pose-higher-terror-risk-merkel-chief-of-staff Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:01:15 +0200 refugees-dont-pose-higher-terror-risk-merkel-chief-of-staff German authorities have cast doubt on whether a teenager who went on an axe rampage on a Bavarian train was really an Afghan refugee, saying Wednesday he might have been from Pakistan. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/doubt-cast-on-axe-train-attackers-nationality Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:55:20 +0200 doubt-cast-on-axe-train-attackers-nationality Relatives of a Hong Kong family injured in a brutal axe attack by an Afghan refugee on a German train have revealed details of the assault. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/hong-kong-family-reveals-terror-of-bavaria-train-attack Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:43:35 +0200 hong-kong-family-reveals-terror-of-bavaria-train-attack Since a 17-year-old Afghan attacked passengers on a train near Würzburg on Monday evening events have developed rapidly. We condense the story into its most important points. https://www.thelocal.de/20160719/ten-most-important-points-about-bavaria-axe-attack Tue, 19 Jul 2016 20:24:19 +0200 ten-most-important-points-about-bavaria-axe-attack Police shot and killed a 17-year-old as he tried to flee after attacking passengers on a regional train in Bavaria on Monday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20160719/train-attack-bavaria-were-police-right-to-shoot-to-kill Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:00:32 +0200 train-attack-bavaria-were-police-right-to-shoot-to-kill Frothing up passions: barista Daniel Gerlach pours dazzling images into cappuccinos and cafe lattes. After taking the German throne, he is now shooting for the World Latte Art Championship. https://www.thelocal.de/20160322/german-barista-shooting-for-latte-art-world-championship Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:40:47 +0100 german-barista-shooting-for-latte-art-world-championship A German musical instrument maker has found a way of combining musicians' love for their tools with love for their ladies. https://www.thelocal.de/20160225/german-craftsmen-makes-music-naked-woman Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:41:17 +0100 german-craftsmen-makes-music-naked-woman A German woman who mistook her pepper spray for deodorant and doused herself with it in a nightclub toilet, injuring two women and forcing the club to evacuate, could face negligent bodily harm charges. https://www.thelocal.de/20140211/pepper-spray-mix-up-clears-out-club Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:31:00 +0100 pepper-spray-mix-up-clears-out-club A middle-aged couple were believed killed late on Sunday night in an apparent gas explosion at their home in Bavaria just hours before they were due to be evicted. https://www.thelocal.de/20110801/36661 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:15:00 +0200 36661 German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki received a hero's welcome upon his return home to Würzburg, Bavaria on Tuesday. Dirk got the cheers, but one super-fan earned a seat of honour for helping to galvanize thousands to attend the lavish event. https://www.thelocal.de/20110628/35945 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:28:00 +0200 35945