A member of Germany's parliament from the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) suffered serious injuries after he was attacked by three people in the northern city of Bremen Monday in what the party described as an "assassination attempt." According to a statement on the AfD Bremen Facebook page, Frank Magnitz was knocked unconscious as he left a New Year's reception at a theater in the city. The party said the attackers continued to beat Magnitz on the head after he was down. AfD said police and the Bremen prosecutor's office were investigating the attack. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe reported attack came just three days after an unknown substance exploded outside the AfD office in the eastern town of Doebeln, in Saxony state.

Source: Fox News January 08, 2019 02:16 UTC