According to police, the attackers on SPD MEP Matthias Ecke were young men aged between 17 and 20. According to witnesses, all four were dressed in dark clothing, a police spokesman said on Saturday. A witness attributed the attackers to the right-wing spectrum. The investigation would show whether this was true.
Late on Friday evening, four unidentified men attacked 41-year-old Ecke and a 28-year-old Green Party election worker while they were putting up election posters in the Striesen district of Dresden. Both were injured, Ecke was taken to hospital and requires surgery.
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