Nazi-saluting Hitler lookalike attacked Afghan refugees with swastika helmet
POLICE in Germany are hunting for a man with a Hitler moustache who attacked two Afghan refugees with a Nazi helmet.
The man attacked the refugees with a Nazi helmet and had a Hitler moustache
The man verbally abused the pair of refugees before attacking them while they were sledding in the Altenberg.
People who were passing by intervened after the suspect hit them with a swastika-adorned helmet and then he made a Hitler salute, it has been alleged
The refugees, aged 21 and 26, were taken to hospital following the attack.
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The man is being described as strongly built, about 25-30 years old, with a shaven head.
The incident comes at a time when tensions are high in Germany with migrant integration.
The men were attacked in the Alternberg
At New Year, there were mass sex attacks by migrants in Cologne.
Cologne police are arresting 21 people over the attacks.
The recent attacks have sparked a debate about Germany's ability to integrate migrants.
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On Monday, Angela Merkel designated Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia safe countries.
This will cut the chance of citizens from these countries being granted asylum to virtually zero, it was claimed.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, has now urged her to close Germany’s borders to keep out refugees.
He said: “I urgently advise: we must prepare ourselves for not being able to avoid border closures."
A 26-year-old Algerian asylum seeker has become the first person toe be arrested following the Cologne attacks.