A man smuggled himself into the chancellor's entourage and hugged Scholz at Frankfurt airport. The Chancellor has now expressed himself emphatically relaxed about the incident.
According to SPIEGEL information, the man who followed the chancellor onto the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport was probably under the influence of drugs. He is apparently a 48-year-old Greek who lives in Hanau. The incident occurred late Wednesday evening during ScholZ's departure for the Baltic States. "We are ready to defend every square inch of NATO territory against attacks," the Chancellor said.