{"id":62006,"date":"2026-09-08T06:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/protester-in-saxony-anhalt-shot-in-face-with-suspected-air-gun\/08\/09\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T06:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:07:13","slug":"protester-in-saxony-anhalt-shot-in-face-with-suspected-air-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/protester-in-saxony-anhalt-shot-in-face-with-suspected-air-gun\/08\/09\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Protester in Saxony-Anhalt shot in face with suspected air gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A protester was shot in the face with a suspected air gun during a demonstration in the eastern German city of Halle following the historic election in Saxony-Anhalt, police said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident occurred on Monday evening during a march organized by a group called the Federation of Class Struggle Organizations in response to the resounding victory by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the closely watched vote on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The demonstration in Halle, south-east of the state capital Magdeburg, drew around 850 participants, police said. 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