Trick or treat takes sinister turn for German kids

Police have launched an investigation into reports of dangerous objects, including metal needles and magnets, found in Halloween candy Dangerous objects, including metal needles and magnets, have been found in sweets collected by children during Halloween celebrations in several German federal states, according to local police.The first reports came from Thuringia, where children in the village of Wintzingerode found metal needles in several sweets after doing trick or treat activities. A similar incident was reported in Herbsleben, where a needle was discovered in a chewy candy. Police are investigating which houses the children had visited before finding the contaminated treats.In Baden-Wuerttemberg, two families in the town of Filderstadt found several needles in milk-and-hazelnut wafer bars. Metal objects were also discovered in sweets in Rielasingen-Worblingen. In Bavaria, parents in Landshut found screws and other sharp metal objects in candies and chocolate bars, while children in Nuremberg discovered needles in chocolate.Similar reports came from Lower Saxony and Bremen. In Hanover, a nine-year-old girl found sewing needles in three sweets. Another needle was discovered in ...