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| Mayor of German city stabbed in neck after taking in more refugees than quota | |
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| The mayor of the western German town of Altena received a slash to his neck in what security authorities believe was an attack with a “political motive.” Under the current mayor, the town has accommodated more refugees than required by national quota. | The mayor of the western German town of Altena received a slash to his neck in what security authorities believe was an attack with a “political motive.” Under the current mayor, the town has accommodated more refugees than required by national quota. |
| On Monday evening, a reportedly drunk man approached Mayor Andreas Hollstein in a downtown kebab shop. According to German media, the man loudly criticized the mayor’s policies and asked Hollstein if he was the one before pulling out a knife. | On Monday evening, a reportedly drunk man approached Mayor Andreas Hollstein in a downtown kebab shop. According to German media, the man loudly criticized the mayor’s policies and asked Hollstein if he was the one before pulling out a knife. |
| He then stabbed 57-year-old Hollstein in the neck with a blade, local police say, causing a 15cm-long gash. He was rushed to the hospital as witnesses held the offender until police arrived. The attacker had an “alleged xenophobic motivation.” | He then stabbed 57-year-old Hollstein in the neck with a blade, local police say, causing a 15cm-long gash. He was rushed to the hospital as witnesses held the offender until police arrived. The attacker had an “alleged xenophobic motivation.” |
| Hollstein sustained minor injuries and was released from the hospital hours later. “I’m happy to still be alive,” he told local news. | Hollstein sustained minor injuries and was released from the hospital hours later. “I’m happy to still be alive,” he told local news. |
| “The security authorities believe that there was a political motive to this attack,” North Rhine-Westphalia’s CDU state premier, Armin Laschet, said. The offender commented on a migration issue, Laschet added. | “The security authorities believe that there was a political motive to this attack,” North Rhine-Westphalia’s CDU state premier, Armin Laschet, said. The offender commented on a migration issue, Laschet added. |