German mayoral candidate Reker stabbed over refugee support

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 Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party - was seriously injured along with an aide. Three others suffered minor injuries. Local police said Ms Reker, 58, was "stable, but not out of the woods". Police have arrested a 44-year-old German national and Cologne resident.

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