Riot of Rostock-Lichtenhagen

When

Aug 1992

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

54.15° N, 12.07° E

Description

xenophobic riots in Rostock, Germany

Cause

xenophobia

1992 race riots in Rostock, Germany

Violent xenophobic riots took place in the Lichtenhagen district of Rostock, Germany, from 22–24 August 1992. These were the worst mob attacks against migrants in postwar Germany. Attackers threw stones and petrol bombs at an apartment block where asylum seekers lived.

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