Stories from Duisburg · Germany

The A3 and A40 motorways will be closed at the site of a World War II bomb defusal operation.

A World War II unexploded bomb was discovered in the Duisburg-Düssern district near the A40 motorway. Authorities will defuse the device this evening. The A3 and A40 motorways will be closed during the defusal process.

Six Italian restaurateurs were murdered in front of a pizzeria in Duisburg, Germany, by members of a criminal clan. The victims were part of the 'Mafia 9 Dunk, Mafia 9 Merci' association formed with other restaurant owners. The attack follows a period where local businesses were targeted with extortion letters demanding money. The incident has caused shock across Germany and increased social tension regarding the Italian immigrant population. The killings are part of four ongoing trials related to the mafia's presence in the region.

Police are conducting large-scale operations against rocker-related crime in Dortmund and Duisburg. German police searched dozens of locations across several cities including Dortmund, Duisburg, Bochum, Bielefeld, and Cologne. The operation targets the 'Hell Angels' biker group to search for weapons, illegal drugs, and money. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the scale of the deployment.