German far-right lawmaker smeared with dog faeces at event

A senior member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was smeared with dog faeces during a public engagement on Friday evening, police said.

Beatrix von Storch, the deputy leader of the party that is riding high on an anti-immigration and anti-green agenda, was attacked in an event hall in the western town of Daun, where police said about 80 supporters were in attendance.

Von Storch told dpa that a man asked her for a photo and she was ready to oblige. But he smeared her with excrement instead.

"It was really disgusting," von Storch said.

The 35-year-old was overpowered by officers and is now under investigation, police said. Von Storch said she filed a complaint.