Berlin asylum seekers on hunger strike for a week

02/11/12 07:26 CET

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Protesters have gathered outside Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to mark the seventh day of a migrant hunger strike.

The asylum seekers, mostly from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, have called on the German government to speed up visa processing times.

There were scuffles with police after the group were restricted from setting up tents around the iconic structure.

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