GERMANY-POLITICS-CRIME

Firefighters and rescue workers transport Iris Stalzer, the newly elected mayor of Herdecke, on a stretcher before she is airlifted via helicopter, in Herdecke, western Germany on October 7, 2025, after she was severely injured in a knife attack. The newly elected mayor of Herdecke, Iris Stalzer (SPD), was apparently the victim of a knife attack. Stalzer was attacked on October 7 in the immediate vicinity of her home, public broadcaster WDR reported. According to information from the "Bild" newspaper, she sustained life-threatening injuries. (Photo by ALEX TALASH / AFP) (Photo by ALEX TALASH/AFP via Getty Images)