Moment German politician is sprayed with red liquid at a rally

The German politician Sahra Wagenknecht was sprayed with a red liquid, thought to be paint, at a campaign event in the eastern city of Erfurt. She and a party colleague quickly ducked out of the way as the suspect was apprehended and led away by security. Wagenknecht is a high-profile politician who left the far-left Die Linke to set up her own party, which supports scepticism on migration, opposes Nato, backs higher taxes on the rich and resistance to military aid for Ukraine. ‘We won’t be intimidated … we are changing this country,’ a defiant Wagenkneckt said as she returned to the stage

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