German far-right protesters clash with opponents over refugees

[WorldNews]

By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - Two people were wounded when far-right protesters against the expansion of refugee accommodation in the east German city of Frankfurt an der Oder clashed with counter-demonstrators on Saturday, police said. The government is worried about growing hostility towards immigrants, which has led to demonstrations and some violence towards refugees, including attacks on refugee accommodation. Since the beginning of the year, there have been more than 200 assaults on refugee shelters -- already more than in the whole of 2014.

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