Mass riot in migrant camp sees security officers injured
A BRAWL broke out in a migrant camp in Berlin last night when two security staff were attacked with iron bars, wooden sticks and chairs.
The riot happened in a migrant camp in Berlin
The incident, which happened on Saturday night in a camp in Prenzlauer Berg, started when security officers tried to control a protest at the camp.
However, one 28-year-old protestor in the camp punched a 36-year-old security officer in the face.
Angela Merkel is increasingly under fire for her open door migrant policy
A 28-year-old protestor in the camp punched a 36-year-old security officer in the face
As the officer reacted by pushing his attacker away, a group of people in the camp attacked the security staff using wooden sticks, iron bars and chairs as makeshift weapons.
Police officers were called for back-up and helped to pull the violent attackers off the security officers, who had to be treated for their injuries.
Protestors called for Merkel to leave
Nine police cars and four dog handlers had to be deployed.
The police have since opened an investigation and are looking for witnesses.
Last night's class at a migrant camp in Germany's capital came amid mounting protests across the country at the scale of immigration - with more than a million migrants having arrived during the past year alone.
Police had to be called following the violent outbreak at the camp
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Thousands of Germans took to the streets of Berlin yesterday to march against Chancellor Angela Merkel's open door policy towards migrants and refugees, with organisers using the hashtag #merkelmussweg (Merkel must go) as a rallying call to her opponents.
Mrs Merkel is under increasing pressure to crackdown on migrants, in the wake of a series of attacks by migrants in Germany during the past two weeks.