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Courthouses around Germany evacuated over bomb threats

Several district courts were evacuated in Germany on Tuesday after they received bomb threats, police said, although searches have so far turned up nothing concrete.

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Update: City halls across Germany evacuated after receiving bomb threats

Several city halls in Germany were evacuated on Tuesday over emails threatening bomb attacks, police said.

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Courts throughout Germany shut down after receiving bomb threats

Several district courts in Germany have been evacuated after bomb threats. According to police, anonymous e-mails were received in Potsdam, Magdeburg, Erfurt, Wiesbaden and Kiel.

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Lufthansa plane to Frankfurt makes emergency landing after bomb threat

A Lufthansa airplane headed to Frankfurt from Texas on Monday made an emergency landing in New York after receiving a bomb threat.

investigation

Munich New Year terror investigation comes up empty

State prosecutors in Munich said on Wednesday that they were dropping their investigation into the terror threat against the Bavarian capital on New Year's Eve for lack of clues.

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Bomb hoaxer given away by bumpkin accent

Non-native speakers and Germans alike are well aware of just how impenetrable the Saxon dialect can be. But it turned into the clue that unlocked a case for some quick-thinking Munich police officers this weekend.

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Berlin-Egypt flight cut short by bomb threat

UPDATED: A flight from Berlin to Hurghada, Egypt was forced to land early in Budapest after receiving a bomb threat, but no explosives have been found on board.

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German suspect 'behind Hanover bomb plot'

The leader of a five-person group believed to be behind the bomb threat against the Germany-Netherlands friendly in Hanover on Tuesday is a German citizen, local media reported on Friday.

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Erfurt man arrested over false bomb threat

Federal police said on Tuesday that they had arrested a man suspected of causing havoc with a bomb threat against the main train station in Erfurt.

Terrorism

Bomb alert grounds Germanwings Milan flight

Passengers and crew on a Germanwings flight from Cologne to Milan were on Sunday ordered to evacuate the plane as it prepared to take off due to a bomb alert.

Crime

Extortionist's bomb threats shut down city

Police in Cologne are looking for a suspect on Wednesday after part of the city's centre was shut down by a bomb threat.