Police called in after 11-year-old brings live shell to school
Teachers at a school in northern Germany scrambled to call the police when an 11-year-old boy brought an explosive shell from the Second World War to school on Tuesday.
Teen's bomb stash forces mass evacuation
A 16-year-old from southwest Germany seriously injured himself as he detonated a home-made bomb on Saturday. And after inspecting his cellar, police had to evacuate his entire neighbourhood.
Huge explosives stash found in Kiel
Police evacuated 12 buildings in the northern German city of Kiel after finding a large stash of home-made explosives in a man’s apartment on Monday night.
Town evacuates after explosives discovered
Some 500 residents in the small town of Becherbach in southwestern Germany have been told to evacuate their homes after highly explosive materials were found in a barn, a police spokesman said on Saturday.
Explosives cache found in apartment building
Police have uncovered a hobby bomb maker’s large cache of explosives in an apartment building in the Baden-Württemberg town of Merdingen after the man severely injured himself in a botched detonation.
New German technology could allow liquids on planes again
German scientists said on Tuesday they have developed a new technology that could allow air passengers to take liquids on planes again by instantly being able to tell if they are explosive.