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Toll from French tram crash rises to 68 injured
The toll from a collision of two trams in Strasbourg has risen to 68 injured in a rare accident that sowed panic near the eastern French city's main train station, authorities said Sunday.
Death toll from Strasbourg attack rises to five
A fifth victim wounded during an attack at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg died on Sunday, authorities and relatives said.
Hundreds gather to honour Strasbourg victims
Several hundred people gathered in Strasbourg on Sunday to honour the victims of an attack on the city's popular Christmas market that left four dead.
Family of Strasbourg attacker released for lack of evidence
Four family members of the gunman who went on a deadly shooting spree at a popular Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg were released from custody on Saturday, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
Is Strasbourg really a hotbed for violent Islamist extremists?
After the deadly Christmas market terrorist attack, there have been claims that the eastern city of Strasbourg and the area around it houses more Islamist extremists than elsewhere in France. But is this really true?
Strasbourg breathes sigh of relief and hopes to get on with Christmas
Residents, businesses and local leaders in the city of Strasbourg have spoken of their relief at the news that the gunman who brought terror to the city is no longer at large and they can now get on with Christmas. But the scars may take a while to heal.
VIDEO: French police applauded after Strasbourg killer shot dead
Local residents in Strasbourg showed their appreciation for the police after the jihadist Cherif Chekatt was found and killed on Thursday night. Some pointed out the contrast to the recent violence towards police during yellow vest protests.
Propaganda agency claims Strasbourg attacker was an Isis soldier
The gunman who killed three people at Strasbourg's popular Christmas market was one of the "soldiers" of the so-called Islamic State jihadist group (Daesh), its propaganda agency said Thursday.
Strasbourg gunman Cherif Chekatt shot dead by French police
The man suspected of launching a deadly shooting and stabbing rampage in the centre of Strasbourg this week was shot dead by French police on Thursday evening.
French police launch operation in Strasbourg in hunt for Christmas market gunman
French police launched a major operation in the south of the city of Strasbourg on Thursday afternoon as hundreds of officers hunt for Cherif Chekatt, the suspected Christmas market gunman who killed three Tuesday's terror attack.
LATEST: Strasbourg gunman remains on the run as France beefs up security
Hundreds of police and anti-terrorist officers continued the hunt on Thursday for Strasbourg gunman Cherif Chekatt who remains at large. Police have released his image in the hope the public can help them track him down as they fear he may strike again.
'We knew it would happen some day': France's 'capital of Christmas' left to count cost of terror
Tuesday’s mass shooting at Strasbourg’s famed Marché de Noel is likely to leave its mark on a Christmas market that’s older, more popular and a bigger earner than any other in France and on the eastern city as a whole when it is normally thriving.
'Gangster-jihadist': The profile of the Strasbourg terrorist is a familiar one
The profile of the suspect believed to be behind the deadly Strasbourg shooting that left two dead appears to be all too familiar.
What we know so far about the Strasbourg Christmas market shooting
The gunman "sowed terror at three points" in the eastern city of Strasbourg, leaving three dead and several critically injured. Here's what we know about the Christmas market attack and the suspect behind it.
Three killed, several critically wounded in Strasbourg Christmas market shooting
Three people have been killed and 12 people injured, some critically, in a shooting on Tuesday near a Christmas market in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, police said, adding that the suspected gunman was on the run.
Strasbourg's Christmas preparations up in the air as second giant tree cracks under pressure
Strasbourg's Christmas plans are up in the air after not one but two of the giant Christmas trees chosen for its main square were found to be damaged before the tinsel even had time to touch their leaves.
'The EU should not allow the symbol of peace in Europe to become a symbol of waste'
OPINION: It is time to stop moving the EU parliament between Brussels and Strasbourg every month, argues Swedish MEP Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and the Single Seat Steering group.
IN PICTURES: A look at France's new 'German' World Heritage site
France has a new entry to its impressive list of Unesco World Heritage sites, although it's more an extension to an existing wonder and it's actually German.
Jewish man stabbed in Strasbourg knife attack
A mentally disturbed man shouting "Allahu Akbar" stabbed a Jewish man in the northeastern French city of Strasbourg on Friday, police and Jewish community sources said.
Pope's Strasbourg visit riles French secularists
Pope Francis visited the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday where he will address the European Parliament on subjects such as immigration. French secularists are unhappy about the visit of a religious leader to a European political institution.
'Apprentice jihadists' train in French park
UPDATED: Concerned residents in the eastern French city of Strasbourg called police this week when they saw a group of “apprentice jihadists” training in a park using fake weapons, according to reports. However one of the men said the gathering was just a self-defence class.
Christians gather in France for annual summit
Some 30,000 young Christians from across Europe - Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox - descended on Strasbourg on Saturday for a four-day gathering to share prayers and reflect on social issues.
Why the EU parliament must stay in Strasbourg
A campaign by MEPs to move the European Parliament from Strasbourg - leaving it with only its Brussels base - gained momentum this week. One French MEP tells The Local why it must remain in the symbolic city on the border with Germany - and says his view has nothing to do with him being French.