Overview

• The incident occurred at an AfD information stand in Marl, a city in the northern Ruhr region of Germany.
• The 69-year-old campaign worker was struck in the leg by a metal ball fired from a slingshot and sustained minor injuries.
• Police have detained a 24-year-old suspect and are investigating the case as dangerous bodily harm.
• Kay Gottschalk, deputy spokesperson of the AfD, condemned the attack and attributed it to political hostility from other parties.
• Recent weeks have seen multiple assaults on campaign workers from various political parties ahead of Germany's federal election.