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| Germany migrants: Residents battle asylum-seekers in Bautzen | |
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| Residents have clashed with asylum-seekers in a town in eastern Germany that has become a flashpoint for anti-refugee sentiment. | |
| Some 80 men and women, many described as far-right, fought with 20 migrants and refugees in Bautzen. | |
| The asylum-seekers were chased to their hostel and put under police guard. | The asylum-seekers were chased to their hostel and put under police guard. |
| Anti-migrant tensions have been mounting in Bautzen this year. Locals cheered when a building due to house migrants was set on fire in February. | Anti-migrant tensions have been mounting in Bautzen this year. Locals cheered when a building due to house migrants was set on fire in February. |
| The following month, President Joachim Gauck was verbally abused when he visited Bautzen to discuss the influx of refugees in Germany. | The following month, President Joachim Gauck was verbally abused when he visited Bautzen to discuss the influx of refugees in Germany. |
| Bautzen and the nearby town of Niedergurig are home to four asylum shelters. | Bautzen and the nearby town of Niedergurig are home to four asylum shelters. |
| Bautzen is 60km (38 miles) east of Dresden, where the "anti-Islamisation" Pegida movement began. | |
| Since the arrival last year of 1.1 million irregular migrants and refugees in Germany, some areas, particularly eastern states, have seen a rise in anti-migrant violence as well as support for the anti-Islam AfD party. | Since the arrival last year of 1.1 million irregular migrants and refugees in Germany, some areas, particularly eastern states, have seen a rise in anti-migrant violence as well as support for the anti-Islam AfD party. |
| Germany's AfD test Merkel in the east | Germany's AfD test Merkel in the east |
| Is Germany's AfD racist? | Is Germany's AfD racist? |
| Migrants bring cricket to Bautzen | Migrants bring cricket to Bautzen |
| Germany's federal police force says there have been 700 attacks on asylum accommodation this year, including 57 arson attacks. | Germany's federal police force says there have been 700 attacks on asylum accommodation this year, including 57 arson attacks. |
| Wednesday's outbreak of violence in Bautzen points to an escalation of tensions in the town. | Wednesday's outbreak of violence in Bautzen points to an escalation of tensions in the town. |
| 'Serious anxiety and worries' | 'Serious anxiety and worries' |
| The clashes appeared to be triggered by an incident the previous evening when a 32-year-old resident was hurt by a bottle being thrown. | The clashes appeared to be triggered by an incident the previous evening when a 32-year-old resident was hurt by a bottle being thrown. |
| Residents on Wednesday accused asylum-seekers of taking over a square outside the central Kornmarkt shopping centre before fighting broke out. | Residents on Wednesday accused asylum-seekers of taking over a square outside the central Kornmarkt shopping centre before fighting broke out. |
| Witnesses said when police asked the asylum-seekers to leave, they responded by hurling bottles and wooden slats. When the asylum-seekers began to disperse, they were pursued by a group of extremists. | Witnesses said when police asked the asylum-seekers to leave, they responded by hurling bottles and wooden slats. When the asylum-seekers began to disperse, they were pursued by a group of extremists. |
| An ambulance crew was caught up in the clashes when far-right residents hurled stones at their vehicle as they tried to take an 18-year-old Moroccan asylum-seeker to hospital for treatment. | An ambulance crew was caught up in the clashes when far-right residents hurled stones at their vehicle as they tried to take an 18-year-old Moroccan asylum-seeker to hospital for treatment. |
| Local mayor Alexander Ahrens appealed for calm and said he would increase police patrols in the area so that residents could use the Kornmarkt again. | Local mayor Alexander Ahrens appealed for calm and said he would increase police patrols in the area so that residents could use the Kornmarkt again. |
| "From the many reactions of Bautzen citizens, as well as from tourists and local businesspeople - I understood that the conditions in our public square have triggered serious anxiety and worries," he wrote on his Facebook page. | "From the many reactions of Bautzen citizens, as well as from tourists and local businesspeople - I understood that the conditions in our public square have triggered serious anxiety and worries," he wrote on his Facebook page. |