German outrage after seven young refugees accused of 'setting homeless man on
fire' at Berlin underground station.
'Police in Berlin have arrested seven migrants who are accused of setting a homeless
man on fire in an underground station in the German city.
The alleged attack occurred as the 37-year-old man was sleeping on a platform bench
at Schönleinstraße U-Bahn station on Christmas Eve.
(Suspects)
Detectives launched an attempted murder investigation after the suspects - seven men
aged 15 to 21 - allegedly set fire to the victim's clothes. Six of the men are from Syria and
one is from Libya, said police, who announced the arrests after releasing CCTV footage
in an attempt to identify the suspects.
Cctv showed a group of youths laughing as they entered a U-Bahn train at the station
which is on Berlin's north-south U8 line. Police allege the group had just set fire to the
victim's clothes.
Eyewitnesses, including a train driver with a fire extinguisher, rushed to the man's aid
and put out the flames. He was not seriously injured...'
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fire' at Berlin underground station.
'Police in Berlin have arrested seven migrants who are accused of setting a homeless
man on fire in an underground station in the German city.
The alleged attack occurred as the 37-year-old man was sleeping on a platform bench
at Schönleinstraße U-Bahn station on Christmas Eve.
(Suspects)
Detectives launched an attempted murder investigation after the suspects - seven men
aged 15 to 21 - allegedly set fire to the victim's clothes. Six of the men are from Syria and
one is from Libya, said police, who announced the arrests after releasing CCTV footage
in an attempt to identify the suspects.
Cctv showed a group of youths laughing as they entered a U-Bahn train at the station
which is on Berlin's north-south U8 line. Police allege the group had just set fire to the
victim's clothes.
Eyewitnesses, including a train driver with a fire extinguisher, rushed to the man's aid
and put out the flames. He was not seriously injured...'
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