A German far-right party leader has been taken to a hospital from an election rally

Co-leader of German far-right AfD party taken to hospital after ‘violent incident’

Faction says Tino Chrupalla hospitalized after incident in crowd shortly ahead of speech at election rally

Right-wing German party leader hospitalized before scheduled rally appearance

A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was given medical treatment and then taken to a hospital shortly before he was due to speak at an election rally in Bavaria on Wednesday, police said.

Ingolstadt - AfD-Bundesvorsitzender Chrupalla ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert - Partei spricht von tätlichem Angriff

Der AfD-Bundesvorsitzende Chrupalla ist nach einem Zwischenfall auf einer Wahlkampfveranstaltung seiner Partei im bayerischen Ingolstadt ins Krankenhaus gebracht worden. Nach AfD-Angaben gab es einen tätlichen Angriff auf ihn.

AfD-Parteichef Chrupalla in Klinik eingeliefert

Der Politiker wird vor einem Wahlkampftermin in Ingolstadt medizinisch versorgt. Die AfD spricht von einem "tätlichen Vorfall", was genau passiert ist, ist noch unklar. Die Polizei ermittelt.

In two unexplained incidents, top AfD politicians are at the center: At an election campaign rally in Bavaria, Chief Chrupalla is taken to hospital. The police are investigating. According to police, however, there is no evidence of an attack. Co-boss Weidel had also canceled an appearance on Tuesday.

‘Violent incident’: German far-right leader hospitalised after mystery injury

According to the Alternative for Germany party, the incident happened in a crowd shortly before he was due to speak.