Jordanian Assaulted

A 26-year old man from Jordan was beaten up at Frankfurt/Oder's main train station early last Friday by a group of people. Two of the seven suspects in custody have admitted to having been involved in the attack, the Frankfurt/Oder prosecutor said on Wednesday. Xenophobia was behind the crime, according to one of the suspects. Their victim, a resident of France, had taken a train in Berlin to Frankfurt/Oder in eastern Germany assuming it was going to Frankfurt/Main. The attackers approached him while he was waiting for a train to take him back. Frankfurt/Oder's mayor Martin Patzelt said he would apologize to the victim in person. "I will make it clear that the citizens of this town should by no means be confused with the thugs at the station. The incident brings back memories of a bad period we thought we had behind us".