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5 German police officers charged over Senegal teen's death

Feb. 14, 2023 14:21 PM EST

Prosecutors in Germany said Tuesday that five police officers have been charged over the death of a Senegalese teenager who was shot dead last year. Police had been called to an incident at a foster home in the western city of Dortmund on Aug. 8, 2022, because the 16-year-old refugee...

Germany garages searched in suspected chemical attack plot

Jan. 09, 2023 03:46 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — German investigators on Monday searched two garages used by an Iranian man arrested on suspicion that he could be planning an attack with deadly chemicals. The 32-year-old suspect and his 25-year-old brother were detained on Saturday night in Castrop-Rauxel, in...

Germany: Iranians held in suspected poison plot after US tip

Jan. 08, 2023 17:15 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Two Iranian men have been detained in Germany following a tip from U.S. security officials that at least one of them could be planning an attack with deadly chemicals, officials said Sunday. Police and prosecutors said the brothers, aged 32 and 25, were detained...