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Iraqi refugee boy dies in accident at welcoming party in Germany Iraqi refugee boy dies in accident at welcoming party in Germany
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After a journey of more than 2,500 miles (4,000 km) from Iraq to Germany, a three-year-old refugee died in an accident at a welcoming party in the town of Eschweiler, officials said on Thursday. After a journey of more than 2,500 miles from Iraq to Germany, a three-year-old refugee died in an accident at a welcoming party in the town of Eschweiler, officials said.
The boy was swinging on a rope hung between two large flower pots when one of them fell over and crushed him, state prosecutor Jost Schuetzeberg told Reuters. “We’ve ordered an autopsy, there are no indications of a criminal offence,” he added. The boy was swinging on a rope hung between two large flower pots when one of them fell over and crushed him, the state prosecutor Jost Schuetzeberg said. “We’ve ordered an autopsy, there are no indications of a criminal offence,” he added.
Related: Hungary's treatment of refugees is shocking and unacceptable, says UN The party was organised by local citizens and aid groups. The boy attended with his parents and nine-year-old brother, said Rene Costantini, a city spokesman.
The boy attended the welcoming party, organised by local citizens and aid groups, together with his parents and his nine-year-old brother, city spokesman Rene Costantini said.
“It was a very tragic accident,” he said, adding that the parents and the brother had been offered psychological help.“It was a very tragic accident,” he said, adding that the parents and the brother had been offered psychological help.
He said the Iraqi family had come to Eschweiler only four weeks ago, hoping for a better life in Germany. He said the family had come to Eschweiler only four weeks ago hoping for a better life in Germany.