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Migration crisis: Boy, 14, injured in brawl at German shelter | Migration crisis: Boy, 14, injured in brawl at German shelter |
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A 14-year-old Afghan boy has suffered severe head injuries after clashes at accommodation for asylum seekers in northern Germany over the weekend. | A 14-year-old Afghan boy has suffered severe head injuries after clashes at accommodation for asylum seekers in northern Germany over the weekend. |
His condition was originally life-threatening but improved on Monday, police in Lower Saxony said. | |
Up to 50 people were involved in the fighting at the accommodation in Dauelsen on Saturday in which the boy and several others were injured. | Up to 50 people were involved in the fighting at the accommodation in Dauelsen on Saturday in which the boy and several others were injured. |
It followed a brawl at the same centre on Friday evening involving around 30. | It followed a brawl at the same centre on Friday evening involving around 30. |
The initial fight broke out between Afghans and Iraqi Kurds over a dispute involving an allegedly stolen loudspeaker, according to regional broadcaster NDR (in German). | |
Police said that some of the asylum seekers in the Dauelsen, part of the district of Verden, were moved to other emergency accommodation overnight to avoid further skirmishes. | Police said that some of the asylum seekers in the Dauelsen, part of the district of Verden, were moved to other emergency accommodation overnight to avoid further skirmishes. |
Fourteen people in total were injured in the fighting. | |
Relatives of the badly injured teenager were able to visit him in hospital on Sunday, but he had not yet been interviewed by officers, police said. | |
Seven people aged between 14 and 43 are being investigated in relation to Friday's brawl, officers said. | |
One man, aged 19, was briefly taken into custody on Saturday night. | One man, aged 19, was briefly taken into custody on Saturday night. |
More than 1.1 million people arrived in Germany in 2015, many of them fleeing violence in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. | More than 1.1 million people arrived in Germany in 2015, many of them fleeing violence in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Read more on Germany and migration: | Read more on Germany and migration: |
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