Wooden Bars, Wounded Lawmaker: Bremen’s Latest Political Skirmish
It’s a Straight‑Out Street‑Fight for a Party President
In the port city of Bremen, three rough‑necked assailants grabbed what looked like supermarket stalls and rolled them over an AfD lawmaker. The hits left Frank Magnitz unconscious, bleeding on his nose and with a nasty bruise on his left eye. Police are calling it a deliberate, politically‑motivated attack.
The AfD is quick to blame the very “anti‑fascists” it claims to fight against. Their Twitter post showed Magnitz on a stretcher, the wound in his forehead glowing red and the whiff of fear still in the air.
- Political voices cross the spectrum: From Greens to conservatives, all are calling for justice.
- Greens lawmaker Cem Ozdemir tweeted, “There is no justification for violence even against the AfD. If you fight hate with hate, you allow hate to prevail.”
- Other politicians issued statements demanding the perpetrators be brought to the dock.
Meanwhile, back in the eastern state of Saxony, police reported that a recent blast targeted an AfD office – a kind of “useless ‘bomb’” that riled the ranks, caused no casualties, and set the building alight. Three suspects were detained, and the fire even charred nearby cars and buildings. The police note that “violence with the party” has been on the rise across the country.
It’s not over for the AfD yet – the vow of accountability is spreading across the political field, and it’s a messy one.
