Germany: 2 men from Guinea hurt in racist assault

Two men from Guinea were hurt, one of them seriously, in what appears to have been a racist assault in an eastern German city, police said Saturday.

Two men from Guinea were hurt, one of them seriously, in what appears to have been a racist assault in an eastern German city, police said Saturday. Twelve suspected perpetrators were detained

Police in Erfurt said three Guineans were assaulted by a group of 10 to 12 Germans shortly after 3 am near a meeting point for the far-right scene in a housing estate, news agency DPA reported. They described it as a "xenophobic assault." Two of the Guinean men were hurt, one seriously, and police said his condition had been considered critical. They were taken to a hospital

It wasn't immediately clear whether weapons or any other objects were used in the assault.