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Violent knife attacks in Germany

3 clusters · 11 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: Ahrensburg: Man arrested after machete attack on cleaning staff

In early September 2026, several violent stabbing and machete attacks occurred across different regions of Germany, resulting in life-threatening injuries. In Gelsenkirchen, a 27-year-old suspect was arrested following

German Sparkasse safe-deposit box robberies

4 clusters · 64 sources · last updated 25 days ago

Latest: Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen faces lawsuits after major vault burglary

At the end of 2025, a massive robbery at a Sparkasse branch in Gelsenkirchen breached more than 3,000 safe-deposit boxes. Perpetrators drilled through an archive room wall to access the vault, an incident described as a