Sharp Rise In Attacks On Refugee Shelters In Austria

Sumaira FH Published September 24, 2016 | 06:50 PM

Sharp rise in attacks on refugee shelters in Austria

VIENNA, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -24th Sep,2016) - Attacks on centres for asylum seekers in Austria are on course to double this year, according to government figures released on Saturday.

Twenty-four were recorded in the first half of 2016, compared with 25 for the whole of 2015, Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka said in reply to a parliamentary enquiry.

The incidents ranged from arson to acid attacks to stones thrown through windows, or racist and hate postings on the internet.

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