German mayoral candidate of Cologne stabbed while campaigning

Jokpeme Joseph Omode October 17, 2015
 
Candidate Henriette Reker. Photo / Facebook
A candidate to be mayor of Cologne was wounded in a stabbing as she campaigned on Saturday, a day before an election in the western German city.
Candidate Henriette Reker was wounded along with a member of her campaign team, aide Frederik Schorn told news agency dpa.
He said he didn't know how seriously she was hurt.
The suspected attacker, a man apparently aged between 30 and 40, was arrested.
Police said the incident happened at a campaign stand set up by Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats at a market.
They said that two people were seriously injured and three lightly in a scuffle.
Reker is running as an independent candidate in Sunday's election but has the backing of the conservative Christian Democrats and two other parties.
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