Bremen AfD-Chef at attack seriously injured

The Bremen AfD-Chairman and member of the Bundestag Frank Magnitz has been attacked by multiple attackers and, apparently, seriously injured. The fact have happened on Monday afternoon near the Theater am Goetheplatz in Bremen city centre, police said. It was likely a politically motivated act. The police state protection and the Prosecutor's office in Bremen launched an investigation.

According to the my AfD Bremen Magnitz was injured in the attack difficult. He had been attacked by three hooded men. "With a two-by-four, they beat him unconscious and kicked more against his head as he lay on the ground," said the party. A construction worker intervened and ended the attack. The party published a photograph of the politician with a bleeding head wound.

"Cowardly and despicable" attack

AfD-Chef Jörg Meuthen spoke of a "cowardly and vile" attack. "At the Moment I'm so upset that I am unable to comment further," wrote the party Chairman in the short message service Twitter.

The AfD had already become in the last week the target of several attacks. In front of a party office in the Saxon town of Döbeln, it came on Thursday a massive Explosion. This appears to be a relatively strong pyrotechnics was used. In the building there is a substantial damage. Three suspects were arrested. At the weekend, were smeared in addition, in lower Saxony, the house of the Emsland AfD-district Council of deputies and a party thrown at bags office in Berlin with color. (chk/AFP)

Created: 08.01.2019, 04:14 PM