Dozens injured in violence at Eritrean cultural festival in Germany
Protesters threw stones, bottles, and other items at police and participants of the event in Stuttgart.
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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