Attack in Halle
Unknown people throw an incendiary device at the AfD politician’s house
May 13, 2024, 3:50 p.m
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The wave of attacks on politicians in Germany doesn’t stop. In Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, among other things, an incendiary device was thrown at the house of an AfD city councilor. The fire can be put out by a resident. It is one of many incidents in recent weeks.
The house of an AfD city councilor in Halle an der Saale was attacked. Unknown people threw stones and an incendiary device at the family home on Sunday night, the police said. The incendiary device caused a doormat in front of the front door to catch fire, which was extinguished independently by a resident. Two window panes were also damaged by stone throwing. Nobody got hurt.
The police are investigating in all directions. A political motivation cannot be ruled out, which is why the police state security was called in. The police are investigating attempted serious arson and damage to property. Officials secured evidence on site. The use of a tracking dog did not lead to the capture of a suspect. According to the information, a member of the Halle city council lives in the house and is running for the AfD in the upcoming local elections.
The incident comes amid several recent attacks on politicians from various parties. Before a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law, two AfD politicians were recently attacked and injured in front of the state parliament in Stuttgart.
At the beginning of the month there was an attack on the Saxon SPD’s leading candidate for the European elections, Matthias Ecke, in Dresden. He was seriously injured. In Essen, two unknown people also attacked the Green Party member of the Bundestag Kai Gehring and his party colleague Rolf Fliß. According to Fliß, the perpetrators first asked for selfies, then the mood changed for no apparent reason.