Tag: Hamburg

Verdict possible in Hamburg Holocaust denial trial

As the trial of notorious 95-year-old Holocaust denier Ursula Haverbeck draws to a close in the northern German port city of Hamburg, a verdict could be handed down on Wednesday. Haverbeck, who is popular among right-wing extremists, was sentenced to 10 months in prison without probation by the city’s district court in 2015. She lodged […]

Hamburg police shoot man wielding hammer ahead of Euro 2024 game

German police shot a man armed with a hammer and a firebomb near Hamburg’s Reeperbahn, the heavily touristed street in the heart of the northern port city’s nightlife district. The man was hit in the leg by an officer on Sunday afternoon and received medical treatment, a police spokesman said. Police described the suspect as […]

Hamburg police shoot man wielding small axe ahead of Euro 2024 game

German police shot a man armed with a small axe and a firebomb near Hamburg’s Reeperbahn, the heavily touristed street in the heart of the northern port city’s nightlife district. The man was hit in the leg by an officer on Sunday afternoon and is now receiving medical treatment, a police spokesman said. The suspect […]

Hamburg police shoot man wielding small axe ahead of Euro 2024 game

German police shot a man armed with a small axe and a firebomb near Hamburg’s Reeperbahn, the heavily touristed street in the heart of the northern port city’s nightlife district. The man was hit in the leg by an officer on Sunday afternoon and is now receiving medical treatment, a police spokesman said. The incident […]

Police shoot man wielding axe in Hamburg ahead of Euro 2024 game

German police shot a man armed with an axe and a Molotov cocktail near Hamburg’s Reeperbahn, the heavily touristed street in the heart of the northern port city’s red light district. The man was hit in the leg by an officer on Sunday afternoon and is now receiving medical treatment, a police spokesman said. The […]

Hamburg, West Seneca teachers to be laid off after school budgets pass

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The results for school district spending plans are mostly in across Western New York. Voters are so far overwhelmingly approving budgets, despite the fact some of them still include layoffs. This includes teachers and staff in Hamburg and West Seneca where residents voted to pass the school budgets tonight. School board […]

Trial begins in Hamburg of alleged head of Syrian government militia

The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man began on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015. The accused is a 47-year-old Syrian man who entered Germany in February 2016 and was detained in the north-western city of […]

Trial begins in Hamburg of alleged head of Syrian government militia

The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man began on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015. The accused is a 47-year-old Syrian man who entered Germany in February 2016 and was detained in the north-western city of […]

Trial begins in Hamburg of alleged head of Syrian government militia

The trial of a 47-year-old Syrian man begins on Friday in the northern German port city of Hamburg in relation to potential war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015. The accused is a 47-year-old Syrian man who entered Germany in February 2016 and was detained in the north-western city of […]

Large-scale commercial, residential development in Hamburg Township moving forward

HAMBURG TWP. — A longtime Hamburg Township gas station owner says he’s ready to begin revamping the business, including a new commercial and apartment building. Construction of a 40-unit townhouse community will follow. Ronny Hamama of RDH Properties will revamp his Mobile gas station with a new convenience store and attached retail storefront — plus […]

German minister dismisses Islamist claims ahead of Hamburg demo

German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann has dismissed Islamist support for the caliphate as a form of rule as absurd, but does not necessarily consider it a judicial issue in Germany. His comments came ahead of an Islamist demonstration in Hamburg later on Saturday, called by the organization Muslim Interaktiv, and in the wake of controversy […]

No legal basis to ban Islamist protest in Hamburg, police say

Another demonstration by the Islamist organization Muslim Interaktiv in Hamburg will be allowed to proceed, less than two weeks after an earlier demonstration caused a national uproar in Germany. Hamburg’s police chief Falk Schnabel said on Wednesday that the group’s planned demonstration called for Saturday will be subject to strict conditions by authorities. Muslim Interaktiv […]