Migrant tensions rise in Germany as 'neo-Nazis' brutally beat Syrian children
THREE Syrian refugee children have been beaten and threatened with knives by suspected neo-Nazis as they waited for a bus in Germany.
The children - aged five, eight and 11 - were set upon by 'neo-nazi' thugs
The children - aged five, eight and 11 - were set upon by the thugs in the town of Sebnitz in eastern Germany.
The town has witnessed high levels of violence in the past 18 months against migrants.
The attack happened in the town of Sebnitz in eastern Germany
Witnesses to the attack are being sought by police.
Officers said the children were wearing thick winter clothing which "protected them well against the blows they received".
The children were set upon as they stepped off a bus near their refugee shelter on Thursday evening.
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Later police swooped on a group of local youths aged between 15 and 20 and took them in for questioning.
The children were unharmed but shaken up and made it back to their shelter.
Right-wing violence is an increasing phenomenon in Germany by radicals opposed to the influx of migrants.