The day before the Cologne, Germany, election, mayoral candidate Henriette Reker was out campaigning when she was stabbed by a xenophobic man who allegedly was upset with her liberal stance on ...

A leading candidate in Cologne’s mayoral race has been stabbed in the neck by a man claiming to be angry over the country’s refugee policies. Henriette Reker – an independent candidate supported by ...

On Saturday Henriette Reker, in charge of running refugee services in Cologne, was stabbed in the neck by an assailant with a far-right background. On Sunday she became the German city’s first female ...

Chancellor Merkel condemns attack on Henriette Reker, said to be in stable condition with neck wounds, on eve of Cologne election The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has expressed shock over the ...

A independent candidate running for mayor of the German city of Cologne was stabbed in the neck and severely wounded on Saturday while she was campaigning in the city, police said. Henriette Reker and ...