Photo: DPAAFP · 24 Aug 2016, 12:34Published: 24 Aug 2016 12:34 GMT+02:00Germany on Wednesday urged its population to stockpile food and water in case of terrorist or cyber attacks, as it adopted its first civil defence strategy since the end of the Cold War. Critics however accused Chancellor Angela Merkel's "grand" right-left coalition of scaremongering ahead of key state elections in September. The plan makes civilian backing of troops a priority while advocating making buildings more resilient and increasing capacity in the healthcare system. It also encourages people to stockpile sufficient food for 10 days, and water to last five. A string of attacks at home in July - including two claimed by terrorist group Isis - has also sparked a fierce debate about internal security.

Source: The Local August 24, 2016 10:42 UTC