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The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Four teenagers investigated over attack on German MEP

A big crowd of demonstrators gather in a square in Berlin to protest against violence and the far right
Protesters gather for a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin against the far right and to condemn attacks on politicians. Photograph: Christian Mang/AFP/Getty Images

Four German teenagers are being investigated over a violent attack on a German politician that left him hospitalised with serious injuries, triggering a nationwide debate as to how to deal with a sharp rise in aggression towards people in public office.

Police said on Monday they had identified three suspects after a 17-year-old turned himself in to police on Sunday, admitting his involvement in the attack on Matthias Ecke, a member of the European parliament for the Social Democrats, and its main candidate for the 7 June election.

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