German far right leader's car is torched as her party is poised to make election gains as voters turn against Merkel's open door for migrants

A car used by German far right leader Frauke Petry has been set alight on the eve of an election that is expected to see her party make significant gains. Ms Petry, leader of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, posted a photo of the burned-out vehicle on Twitter with the caption: 'An arson attack was committed on my car yesterday. Is this what we have come to.'-- More...