Osama Bin Laden
Scandal grows over 'unlawful' deportation of alleged bin Laden bodyguard
The over-hasty deportation of an alleged Islamist to Tunisia is raising awkward questions for German authorities all the way up to the Interior Ministry.
Friedrich: 1,000 potential terrorists in Germany
Around 1,000 potential Islamist terrorists live in Germany, 128 of whom could be classed as capable of carrying out attacks, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said Monday.
Bin laden documents detail terror threat
Data seized from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s compound by US forces in May included plans to destabilize Europe’s economy with specific terrorist attacks on Germany.
Germany’s civilized killjoys
Are Germans right to criticize the joyous reaction to the killing of Osama bin Laden? Der Tagesspiegel’s Moritz Schuller detects a misplaced whiff of condescension.
Merkel reevaluates 'joy' over bin Laden killing
Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to tone down her now controversial expression of joy at the killing of Osama bin Laden on Saturday by expressing 'relief' after a swelling disapproval of her initial reaction.
Germans say bin Laden's death no cause for joy
Most Germans see no reason to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden and think the US government should have put the terrorist leader on trial rather than killed him, according to a poll published Friday.
Merkel slammed for joy over bin Laden killing
Several German politicians on Wednesday criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel for expressing joy over the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, saying it sent the wrong message.
German media roundup: The death of bin Laden
History’s most extensive and expensive manhunt has come to an end. In The Local's media roundup, the German press on Tuesday gauge the symbolism versus the reality.
Beheading al-Qaida: Is Germany safer?
The death of Osama bin Laden is a historic moment coinciding with key al-Qaida arrests in Germany. But does it make us safer? The Local asked Christian Tuschhoff, terrorism expert at Berlin's Free University.