German Troops Could be Called on in a Crisis

Germany's Federal Constitution Court has announced that the German military could be called onto German streets, in a crisis.

Troops would only be called out, if the federal government decided that it was an emergency of "catastrophic proportions".

A primary example was that of a terrorist attack, if it was believed that a military presence could save lives.

Til now, the German constitution had banned troops from being armed on the streets, ever since WWII.

It wasn't until the Afghanistan war that German troops were involved in combat situations, and allowed to fire back.