Racist Attack in Germany

BBC Indonesia, 26 Mei, 2006

Police in Germany say 6 people have been injured in apparent racist attacks in the east of the country.

Police arrested 27 people in connection with 3 separate attacks on men of Mozambican, Guinean, Cuban, Turkish and Indian origin.

The violence came just days after the German interior minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, dismissed warnings that the lives of dark-skinned football fans were at risk if they strayed into parts of eastern Germany during next month's World Cup.

A report published by the German government earlier this week said racist violence increased by 23% last year.

Serangan Rasis di Jerman

Polisi di Jerman mengatakan 6 orang terluka dalam serangan yang tampaknya rasis di Timur negara itu.

Polisi menangkap 27 orang sehubungan dengan 3 serangan atas beberapa pria keturunan Mozambik, Gini, Kuba, Turki, dan India.

Kekerasan ini muncul beberapa hari setelah Menteri Dalam Negeri Jerman, Wolfgang Schauble, membantah peringatan bahwa nyawa dari penggemar sepakbola berkulit gelap berada dalam resiko jika kesasar ke bagian Timur Jerman selama Piala Dunia bulan depan.

Sebuah laporan yang diumumkan pemerintah Jerman awal pekan ini mengatakan kekerasan rasis meningkat 23 % persen pada tahun lalu.

Tennis Players Killed

Gunmen in Iraq have killed the coach of the country's tennis team and two of his players in Baghdad, reportedly for wearing western style shorts.

A witness said gunmen stopped the car they were travelling in and asked them to step out of it. When two did so they were shot in the head.

The third was then reportedly dragged from the car, thrown on the bodies of his teammates, and then shot.

Last week 15 members of the Iraqi Taekwondo team were kidnapped between Fallujah and Ramadi.

In February a former Iraqi wrestling champion was gunned down in front of his family in Basra.

Pemain Tenis Dibunuh

Para pria bersenjata di Irak membunuh pelatih tim tenis negara itu dan 2 pemain di Baghdad, dilaporkan karena mengenakan celana pendek gaya Barat.

Seorang saksi mata mengatakan para pria bersenjata itu menghentikan mobil ketika mereka sedang dalam perjalanan, dan meminta mereka untuk keluar. Ketika keduanya keluar, mereka ditembak di kepala.

Yang ketiga dilaporkan diseret dari mobil, dilemparkan ke atas jenasah dari rekannya dan kemudian ditembak.

Pekan lalu 15 anggota dari tim Taekwondo Irak diculik antara Fallujah dan Ramadi.

Bulan Februari, seorang mantan juara gulat Irak ditembak mati di depan keluarganya di Basra.