Europe blog: high-profile politician sprayed with liquid as Germany gears up for key state elections – as it happened

Sahra Wagenknecht, whose alliance opposes Nato and military aid for Ukraine, said she was scared but fine' after incident in Erfurt

My colleague Deborah Cole has written a preview of this weekend's elections in Saxony and Thuringia, looking at how the far-right AfD and the alliance founded by Sahra Wagenknecht - the politician who was attacked with liquid on Thursday - could spell an upheaval of the political landscape in Germany. You can read the full piece here:

The DPA news agency reports that German security authorities have warned of unconventional incendiary devices" sent via freight service providers.