Saxony: Leipzig AfD city council attacked in Bar

Leipzig (dpa/sn) - After an attack on an AfD city councilor and his companion in a bar in Leipzig, the public prosecutor's office and the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) are investigating previously unknown perpetrators. A political motivation cannot be ruled out, the investigating authorities said on Tuesday. The two men were insulted and beaten out of a group in the bar. According to the LKA, they suffered injuries in the act on Sunday night. Authorities released a description of the alleged perpetrators on Tuesday and asked for witnesses.