A Berlin senator was attacked while visiting a local library on Tuesday, amid what appears to be an increasing trend of violence against politicians in Germany.

Berlin's Senator for Economic Affairs Franziska Giffey was attacked Tuesday at a Berlin library, becoming the latest victim in a wave of incidents targeting politicians.

Mainstream political parties have blamed the rising influence of the far right for the recent attacks on politicians.

A senior figure in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party became the latest target in a string of attacks on German politicians when a man struck her from behind with a bag containing a hard object in a Berlin library,

Franziska Giffey, the city’s top economic official, a former mayor and an ex-federal minister, was attacked at an event in a Berlin library on Tuesday

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Union leaders denounced on Saturday a recent spate of attacks on politicians in Germany, including one that sent a member of the European Parliament to hospital with serious injuries.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner has condemned the physical attack on the city's economy minister and former mayor, Franziska Giffey "in the strongest possible terms." "Anyone who attacks politicians is attacking our democracy,

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday condemned a "cowardly" act after a senior figure in his party was struck over the head in a Berlin library, the latest in a string of attacks on politicians in a polarising climate as Germany gears up for elections.