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Two Detained After Attack on FDP Politician at Berlin Pro-Palestinian Rally

Police say investigators opened a case over attempted theft/bodily harm.

Die Demonstration am Checkpoint Charlie, bei der am 23. August auch die FDP-Politikerin Karoline Preisler anwesend war
Berliner FDP-Politikerin und Aktivistin Karoline Preisler am Rande einer propalästinensischen Demonstration im Juli.
Judenhasser haben FDP-Politikerin Karoline Preisler (54) angegriffen und verfolgt.

Overview

  • Karoline Preisler says two women tried to seize her Israeli flag and smeared her with red paint, injuring her hand.
  • Police report a man and a woman attempted to take her placard and flag, were briefly detained, and now face investigation.
  • Officers escorted her from Checkpoint Charlie to U-Bahnhof Kochstraße; she says followers boarded later and harassed her on the train.
  • Preisler thanked passengers and young helpers on X, noting BVG security and police intervened and that she is safe.
  • Authorities counted about 250 participants at the demonstration with roughly 20 counter-protesters, and the politician had reported a similar injury in March.