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German police say 26 officers were among those injured after violence on the sidelines of an Eritrean event in Stuttgart. Tensions run deep within the diaspora over the eastern African nation's polarized politics

Footage circling on social media showed the barbaric unrest as attackers were seen running in groups and breaking into mass street brawls in the German city of Stuttgart on Saturday.

Saturday´s protests were the latest in a string of unrest surrounding Eritrean cultural events in Germany and elsewhere.

German police said dozens of people, including at least 26 officers, were injured during unrest surrounding an Eritrean cultural festival.

German police said dozens of people, including at least 26 officers, were injured during unrest surrounding an Eritrean cultural festival in the southwestern city of Stuttgart. Shortly before the event was set to begin Saturday afternoon, around 200 protesters gathered in the area outside and began throwing stones, bottles, and other items at police officers and participants of the event. Six of the 26 injured police officers were treated in a hospital for their injuries, police said.

Protesters threw stones, bottles, and other items at police and participants of the event in Stuttgart.

City officials said there had been no reason to ban the gathering in advance, but that they will take steps to prevent similar unrest in the future.

German police say 26 officers were among those injured after violence on the sidelines of an Eritrean event in Stuttgart. Tensions run deep within the diaspora over the eastern African nation's polarized politics.

Incident come weeks after similar clashes between rival Eritrean migrant factions in Tel Aviv injured over 150 people

Saturday’s protests were the latest in a string of unrest surrounding Eritrean cultural events in Germany and elsewhere