Ex-Hells Angels Arrested Over Violent Rache Attacks in Ruhrgebiet

Police link shootings and explosions to former gang members retaliating after being expelled from the Hells Angels.

Two former Hells Angels members, aged 25 and 33, have been arrested in Bochum for a series of violent attacks, including shootings and explosions targeting homes in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The suspects reportedly sought revenge after being expelled from the Hells Angels, with one labeled 'out in bad standing,' a term equivalent to being declared 'outlawed' within the gang.
Attacks included 60 rounds fired at a house in Holzwickede where a young girl was sleeping, and homemade explosives detonated at residential buildings in Bochum and Oberhausen.
Authorities have charged the suspects with attempted murder, violations of the War Weapons Control Act, and causing explosions; a third suspect, believed to have supplied the explosives, is also under investigation.
Police have seized weapons, vehicles, cash, and explosives during raids on eight properties, and believe the arrests have disrupted further violence in the region.