CNN —A Berlin senator was attacked while visiting a library on Tuesday, amid what appears to be an increasing trend of violence against politicians in Germany.
Franziska Giffey, Berlin senator for economy, was hit over the head with a bag containing hard material as she visited the library in her district in the German capital Tuesday afternoon, the Berlin prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
Giffey, a former Berlin mayor, described the moment of the attack on Instagram, saying “I suddenly felt a hard blow to my head and neck from behind.
The Green party in Saxony wrote on X that its members would continue campaigning, and would not be intimidated.
It also said it would support a draft law to increase legislation around protection against attacks on politicians.
Persons:
Franziska Giffey, “, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s, Giffey, ” Scholz, Ursula von der Leyen, ”
Organizations:
CNN, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, SPD, Green
Locations:
Berlin, Germany, Dresden, Saxony