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Young women convicted for causing trauma in 'killer clown prank'

In one of the first trials in Germany against so-called "killer clowns", two young women were convicted on Wednesday for aggravated bodily harm after they scared a mother late at night.

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Minister: 'no tolerance' for clowns after chainsaw attack

Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has called for a zero-tolerance approach to 'killer clowns' after a series of attacks culminating in two teenagers being chased by a clown wielding a chainsaw.

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14-year-old stabs 'creepy clown' in prank gone wrong

A 16-year-old in Berlin decided he wanted to scare some friends, but his plot backfired in a violent way.

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Politicians call for tough sentences for 'killer clowns'

Now that the so-called 'killer clown' craze has spread from the US to Germany, elected officials are drawing a hard line against such "pranks", with some threatening offenders with jail time of up to a year.

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Creepy clown scare spreads to Germany

Police said Friday five incidents involving so-called scary clowns had occurred in two north German towns, including one assailant who hit a man with a baseball bat, amid fears that Halloween could spark a rash of similar attacks.

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Armed clown threatens two men in west Germany

An armed man wearing a clown mask and dressed in dark clothing terrified two young men at a train station in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, at the weekend, police reported.