Voting events - An AfD municipal election candidate in Mannheim was stabbed with a knife.
In Mannheim, an AfD candidate for the local elections was knifed by an assailant. This update was received by the German Press Agency (dpa) on Wednesday through confidential informants. The suspect has been apprehended. The event happened last night at about 10:45 pm. The Mannheim police acknowledged the situation in the morning, but mentioned they'd supply additional details later.
The AfD district group asserted that the incident took place in the vicinity of the Mannheim marketplace, in the Rheinau district. The AfD's candidate for the city council was reportedly nabbing several poster thieves in the act. When he apprehended one guilty party, he got stabbed with a knife. The AfD states that there were three individuals joined in this activity, with two of them escaping.
A video provided by the dpa that shows the AfD politician chasing a younger man throughout the marketplace can be seen. The younger man is noticeably holding several AfD campaign posters in his hands while apparently wielding a carpet knife. "Lay it down right away!", the man in the video bellows. Following that, there's a collision. The film shows the man bearing the knife swinging it, the remaining frames appear fuzzy.
The AfD politician is currently being treated in the hospital, but it was reported that he only sustained lacerations. The AfD state group stated that he was attacked by left-wing extremists - these claims haven't been substantiated yet. "We are deeply shaken and dismayed," stated AfD state Chairman Markus Frohnmaier.
Over the past few weeks, a flurry of attacks on politicians and political candidates have raised eyebrows. For instance, the SPD election advocate Matthias Ecke was brutally assaulted in Dresden.
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The incident involving the stabbing of an AfD candidate during the local elections in Mannheim is gaining widespread attention in Germany. The German Press Agency (dpa) reported the incident, detailing that the suspect has been arrested.
This act of violence occurred in the Rheinau district, near the Mannheim marketplace, where the AfD candidate was attempting to apprehend poster thieves. The incident has sparked concerns about crime during election periods and the safety of political candidates in Germany.
Police in Mannheim are investigating the case, with the AfD politician currently receiving treatment in the hospital for lacerations. The AfD has accused left-wing extremists of being responsible, although these claims are yet to be confirmed.
The incident follows a series of attacks on politicians and political candidates across Germany, including the brutal assault on SPD election advocate Matthias Ecke in Dresden. These incidents have fueled debates on the security of political figures during election periods.
Elections in Baden-Württemberg, including the local elections in Mannheim, will proceed as scheduled, with heightened security measures in place to protect political candidates and safeguard voting events.
