Overview
- Police and state security are treating the blaze that destroyed Bernd Baumann’s vehicle in Hamburg as politically motivated.
- Investigators say an online statement from the left-wing extremist scene appears authentic, though formal attribution remains open.
- Bundestag President Julia Klöckner condemned the attack in plenary and urged a united stand against political violence, drawing applause from all factions.
- The Interior Ministry described an increased abstract danger for AfD members, noting a shift toward targeting individual officeholders and supporters.
- The fire damaged multiple nearby vehicles; the AfD calls it an arson attack, while police formally list suspected politically motivated property damage.