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Police investigating threats against prominent Munich Holocaust survivor and AfD opponent

A witness found graffiti scrawled in white ink on a park bench and a trash bin in Munich’s English Garden park, threatening the life of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch.

The Munich Police Department is investigating death threats made against 93-year-old Holocaust survivor and prominent Jewish leader Charlotte Knobloch, after she criticized the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Graffiti containing a threat was found on a park bench and trash bin in Munich's English Garden park. The threat read "The AfD has won, tomorrow we'll hang Knobloch."

An investigation was launched on Wednesday, and the incident has been categorized as a case of incitement to hatred, threats, and property damage.

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