More than 50 election posters damaged in Dresden

Around 50 damaged election posters have been discovered in two districts of Dresden. According to the police on Wednesday, 26 election posters were discovered sprayed with red and black paint on streets in the Räcknitz area the day before. The following night, a witness in Pieschen observed a man tearing down a poster and throwing it over a wall onto the grounds of the Neustadt hospital. The police officers who were alerted then found a total of 31 torn down or partially destroyed posters from various parties in the area. The respective perpetrators are unknown and are still being sought; state security is investigating, it was reported.