Overview

• The 20-year-old confessed to sending 51 bomb threat emails in autumn 2023 to schools, universities and authorities across eight German states.
• Dozens of police operations and evacuations, including at the University of Stuttgart and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, were triggered by the emailed threats.
• He told the court he acted out of a desire for attention and recognition, not out of ideological or terrorist intent.
• His 21-year-old internet acquaintance from Hamburg is accused of encouraging the threats and faces separate charges of attempted instigation to murder, which he denies.
• Both men are charged with disturbing public peace by threatening criminal acts as the trial at the Stuttgart regional court continues.