A 20-year-old man was detained in Regensburg, Germany, after fatally stabbing another man inside a bank branch. The incident, initially feared to be a hostage situation, is being investigated as homicide and robbery.
German police are preparing for a potentially massive protest against the far-right AfD party's conference in Erfurt, fearing over 50,000 demonstrators and up to 2,500 violent left-wing extremists could spark rioting similar to the 2017 G20 meeting in Hamburg.
German police, including the State Criminal Police Offices of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg, reportedly used location data from the advertising industry for investigations. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern confirmed past limited use, while Brandenburg stated they utilize data brokers for crime fighting. Data protection authorities are investigating.
German police shot dead a tiger that escaped from a private facility in Schkeuditz, near Leipzig. A 73-year-old volunteer was seriously injured after being attacked inside the enclosure before the tiger broke free.
Police believe the ring operated by using genuine residency documents issued to Syrian refugees in Germany, which were sent to people in Syria with a similar appearance.
