18 injured in German rival protests over migrants

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http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/kxU8Lzh2pa0bqcFljFbu1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/b99d80eae3a3a733cf23d541ef6f2f9a5c97e431.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/18-injured-german-rival-protests-over-migrants-151724986.html)Eighteen people were injured in rival demonstrations capping off a week marked by xenophobic protests in the eastern city of Chemnitz, prompting Germany's foreign minister to urge Germans to "get off our sofas" and speak up against racism. Chemnitz has been in the spotlight after violent far-right protests erupted over the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi last Sunday. On Saturday, 8,000 people answered a joint call by far-right party AfD and Islamophobic PEGIDA street movement to descend once again on the streets of the former communist city which was in the erstwhile East Germany.



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