Berlin's state economy minister and former mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey attends an event to promote solar energy, on May 8, 2024 in Berlin, one day after an attacker hit her in the head with a bag. The attack is the latest in a rash of assaults against politicians in Germany, police said on May 8, 2024. The suspect came up behind Franziska Giffey to slug her in the head and neck at a library in the afternoon of May 7, 2024 before running away, police said in a statement. Giffey was treated in hospital for light injuries. (Photo by MICHELE TANTUSSI / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE TANTUSSI/AFP via Getty Images)