airport

Pepper spray 'prank' leads to evacuation at Hamburg airport

Emergency services temporarily evacuated Hamburg airport Sunday and treated almost 70 people after an irritant gas was released in the building - probably by a "prankster" using pepper spray, firefighters said.

teen

Teen girl injures ten in pepper spray attack spree

Police are searching for a teenage girl, who reportedly went on a pepper spray rampage of sorts during a folk fest in the Rhineland.

security

Drugstore chain DM starts selling pepper spray

One of Germany's largest drug stores has started selling pepper spray due to "increased requests" from customers.

Police

Man attacks pool party crowd with pepper spray

At least 11 people were injured in Bavaria on Saturday night, as a man apparently launched a pepper spray attack at a pool party.

Protests

Leftists wants police pepper spray ban

The socialist Left party is trying to ban police in North Rhine-Westphalia from using pepper spray in what could be a precursor to attempts to forbid its use by cops nationwide.