Germany condemns neo-Nazi violence outside asylum shelter
Ferment over immigration in Europe continues. Al Jezeera reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out yesterday against violent protests against asylum seekers in the eastern German town of Heidenau over the weekend. Hundreds of right-wing protesters attacked police in front of an asylum shelter near Dresden in the early hours of Saturday, many hurling bottles and stones, angry about the arrival of asylum seekers. At least 31 German police officers were hurt in scuffles when rioters blocked the shelter as about 600 asylum seekers were scheduled to move in.
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