Dozens are injured at an Eritrean event in Germany, including 26 police officers
German police say dozens of people including at least 26 officers were injured during unrest at an Eritrean cultural festival in the southwestern city of Stuttgart BERLIN -- 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. Four event participants and two protesters were also injured , according to police , although information wasn’t immediately available about the severity of their injuries. Saturday’s protests were the latest in a string of unrest surrounding Eritrean cultural events in Germany and elsewhere. In July, a clash at an Eritrean f...