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The leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Christian Lindner, is mobbed by a woman in Greifswald, Germany, 09.01.2025.

Video. Germany's Liberal Democrat leader mobbed with cake

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During a campaign speech on Thursday 9 January, Liberal Democrat leader and former German finance minister Christian Lindner was the target of a politically motivated prank attack.

German police have identified the woman who threw the cake as a 34-year-old member of the Left Party.

She has been charged with alleged assault and insult, a police spokesman said.

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