Germany: Two 18-Year-Olds Killed by Handcrafted Pyrotechnics on New Year's Eve

derwesten.de

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The New Year's Fireworks cost two 18-year-olds their lives in Bielefeld. The police have now expressed their views on the parallels of the tragedies.

Deutschlandfunk

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Millions of people in Germany celebrated peacefully in 2026. On New Year's Eve, however, there were again deaths and injuries caused by pyrotechnics, attacks on police officers and numerous fires. Two 18-year-olds died in Bielefeld.

wz.de

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Restless New Year's Eve in NRW: Two 18-year-olds die in Bielefeld in accidents with self-built pyrotechnics. Roofs and buildings burn. 22 policemen are injured.

Zeit Online

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The Berlin police seized hundreds of thousands of pyroarticles and arrested many rioters. In Bielefeld, two men died from self-built fireworks.

delo.si

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In two separate incidents in different locations, they set off pyrotechnic devices that they had made themselves.

rp-online.de

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In NRW, the turn of the year was restless: two 18-year-olds die in accidents with self-built pyrotechnics. There were several fires. According to the Ministry of the Interior, there were 4079 police missions.