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10 injured in riot in German refugee camp

Xinhua, August 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least ten people were injured during a riot in a refugee camp in the German city Suhl on Wednesday night, German media Spiegel Online reported on Thursday.

According to the report, a group of 20 asylum seekers attacked a roommate due to a dispute about "faith question".

The private security guard informed the police, after the attackers tried to storm the room, said the report.

As the incoming officers were then pelted with stones, said a police spokesman to Spiegel Online, reinforcements were ordered to Suhl.

The injured included at least three police officers and some of injured people suffered stab wounds, according to Spiegel Online.

The refugees, who had been attacked by other asylum seekers, was taken into protective custody by the police.

The refugee home in Suhl has been massively overcrowded for weeks. Currently about 1800 people live in the home that can only accommodate 1,200 refugees. Endit