In Mannheim, a candidate in the municipal elections of the far-right party AfD was stabbed. The man’s life is not in danger
A candidate of the German far-right party AfD at the municipal elections he was attacked last night with a knife Mannheim, in the south-west of Germany, in Baden-Württemberg. The German media reported it, adding that the man was injured and the person responsible for the attack was arrested. Bild reports that the AfD spokesperson Emil Sänze identified the attacked politician as Heinrich K., 62 years old, adding that he was attacked in total by 3 people, 2 of whom were still on the run. According to the reconstruction, the attack occurred around 10.45pm on Tuesday in the market square. The party blamed the attack on left-wing extremists.
The German news agency dpa reports that the AfD candidate caught someone trying to tear down an election poster and, when he confronted the person, he was attacked with a knife. Again according to Dpa, the politicianAfD he is still in hospital, injured, but his life is not in danger.
The stabbing occurred near the same market square where another attack occurred on Friday, when a 25-year-old Afghan man stabbed several members of a group that describes itself as opposed to political Islam. The group, Pax Europadescribes itself as an organization that informs the public about the dangers posed by the “growing spread and influence of political Islam.” Michael Stürzenbergeran activist and leading figure of the group, is among the 5 injured and the attacker is still in hospital, while a policeman died from his injuries.
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