German officials shocked by ‘disgusting’ anti-refugee mobs

The Local.de, and other news sources, reported on the 21 February 2016 that German officials had condemned two 'disgusting' incidents involving anti-migrant mobs in the ex-communist east of the country, including a crowd cheering a blaze at a planned refugee shelter, in the preceding days

Deutsche Welle, 20.02.16: Police in Germany's Saxony state deny mishandling migrants' arrival http://dw.com/p/1Hz9U

ESO: Background information: German right-leaning AfD leader calls for police right to shoot at refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-right-leaning-afd-leader-calls-for-police-right-to-shoot-at-refugees/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

ESO: Background information: German anti-refugee movement sparks fears http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-anti-refugee-movement-sparks-fears/

BBC News, 21.02.16: Germany migrant shelter fire 'cheered by onlookers' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35625595

Social Europe Journal, 22.02.16: Refugees: The Bright And Dark Sides Of Modern Germany https://www.socialeurope.eu/2016/02/refugees-bright-dark-sides-modern-germany/

Euro|Topics: Debates, February 2016: Mob rages against refugees in Clausnitz http://www.eurotopics.net/en/154293/mob-rages-against-refugees-in-clausnitz

Deutsche Welle, 21.02.16: German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere defends police action against migrants in Saxony http://dw.com/p/1HzZu

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