70-year-old AfD mayoral candidate beaten up by left-wingers at election campaign stand in Rosenheim, Germany

Mayoral candidate Maurer after the attack before the ambulance arrived (Photo: ScreenshotFacebook)

Michael Maurer, an AfD candidate was attacked and injured at an information stand for the local elections in Upper Bavaria. According to police reports, three young adults attacked the 70-year-old after a verbal altercation at the stand in Rosenheim. The victim suffered bruises and injuries to his leg and stomach. An ambulance took the AfD politician to hospital. The police are investigating the two 18-year-olds and a 19-year-old for grievous bodily harm. The police have classified all three as members of a left-wing group.

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