Far-right attack on German politician fuels security and safety fears | DW News

A Green party politician in Dresden has been attacked just days after another candidate was assaulted and hospitalized by a group of youths. It comes as the interior minister hosted an emergency summit to discuss how to prevent political violence amid rising threats against politicians.The latest incident happened while Deutsche Welle was filming with the politician in the eastern German city.

Chapters:
0:00 Background on the attacks
3:13 Matthew Moore, DW Political Correspondent
6:25 Heike Kleffner, Journalist

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