MANNHEIM: "Attacked with a carpet knife" AfD politician injured! What we know about the new case

In Mannheim, an AfD candidate for the local elections was injured with a knife. The German Press Agency learned this on Wednesday from security circles. The perpetrator was arrested. The incident occurred late on Tuesday evening at 10:45 p.m. The Mannheim police officially confirmed this morning only that there was a police operation, and they will provide more information later in the morning.

According to the AfD district association, the incident occurred near the market square in the Rheinau district of Mannheim. The AfD candidate for the local council had caught several poster tearers red-handed. When he confronted one of the people, he was attacked and injured with a knife, it was said. According to the AfD, a total of three people were involved, two of whom managed to escape.

In a video that was passed on to the dpa by the AfD and was apparently filmed by the injured AfD candidate himself, the filmmaker can be seen running after a young man across the market square and shouting "Stop! Stay where you are!" The young man is carrying several AfD election posters under his arm and is believed to have a carpet knife in his hand. "Lie down immediately!" shouts the person filming. A scuffle then ensues. The man can be seen swinging the knife, the rest of the images are blurry.

The AfD politician is still in hospital, but only suffered cuts, the AfD regional association said. The party is talking about an attack by left-wing extremists - the information has not yet been officially confirmed. "We are shocked and dismayed," said AfD regional chairman Markus Frohnmaier.

In recent weeks, numerous attacks on politicians have caused a stir. Among others, SPD campaigner Matthias Ecke was beaten so badly in Dresden that he had to be hospitalized.

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