Arson attack against AfD politician’s business
German state security services are investigating an arson attack against an Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician’s moving business in the Saale district of Schkopau, with five out of his six trucks set completely ablaze while the remaining one was badly damaged.
The arson attack produced a blaze so intense that the flames could be seen up to 10 kilometers away in Halle an der Saale. The resulting damage is estimated to cost several hundred thousand euros. The police are investigating a potential political motive.
The Hohenweiden moving company, owned by local AfD politician Sven Ebert, has been targeted in the past, including suspected Antifa groups that hit his company with paint attacks.
Ebert is a member of the local AfD council in Schkopau and sits on the district council of Saalekreis.
The arson attack against an AfD politician is far from the first, with AfD politicians having their own personal vehicles targeted with arson, including directly outside their homes, on a number of occasions. AfD politicians and political supporters are also targeted more with violence than any other party in Germany, according to official interior ministry documents.