Cologne mayoral candidate Henriette Reker seriously hurt in knife attack

An independent candidate to be mayor of Cologne has been severely injured in a knife attack. Police said four other people were hurt at the scene, and a suspect was taken into custody.

Police on Saturday morning said mayoral candidate Henriette Reker had been attacked at a political information stand in the city.

According to a spokesman, Reker was set upon by an individual wielding a knife who also attacked four other people at the scene, including a man – beleived to have been a part of Reker’s campaign team – who was also seriously hurt.

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