World in brief: June 5, 2024
GERMANY: A member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) was stabbed and wounded in the south-western city of Mannheim, the DPA news agency reported today.
DPA reported that an AfD candidate had been attacked after reportedly catching somebody trying to tear down an election poster on Tuesday evening.
The candidate’s life is not in danger.
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