In latest attack on politicians in Germany, senator is struck on head

Berlin senator and former city mayor Franziska Giffey was slightly injured and taken to hospital for a short time after a man struck her from behind with a bag containing an unidentified hard object. A 74-year-old suspect, who was previously known to police for hate crime and unspecified incidents against state security, has been detained, police said, adding the suspect was believed to have mental health issues.