Overview

• Peter K. and Thomas W., former left-wing extremists, received two-year suspended sentences for their 1995 failed bombing attempt on a Berlin deportation facility.
• The pair confessed to planning the attack with over 120 kg of explosives but fled Germany after police intervention thwarted their plot.
• The trial for the assault on Jewish student Lahav Shapira began, with the accused admitting to the attack but denying antisemitic motives, offering compensation instead.
• The court is investigating potential Russian connections to a deadly 2024 knife attack in Mannheim after reports of suspicious online searches surfaced.
• These cases highlight Germany's ongoing struggle with both historical and contemporary forms of extremism, reflecting evolving security concerns.