Overview

• Peter K. and Thomas W., involved in a failed 1995 left-wing bombing plot, were sentenced to two years' probation after returning to Germany and confessing.
• The Berlin court cited the passage of time, lack of actual harm, and the defendants' cooperation as reasons for the lenient sentence.
• The trial for the February 2024 attack on Jewish student Lahav Shapira began, with the accused admitting to the assault but denying antisemitic intent.
• Prosecutors argue the assault stemmed from antisemitism tied to tensions following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, while the defense claims a personal dispute motivated the attack.
• In Mannheim, investigations into a 2024 knife attack that killed a police officer are now probing potential extremist and Russian connections.