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Unknown attacker rakes German refugee shelter with gunfire

Unknown attacker rakes German refugee shelter with gunfire
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German police are investigating who fired several shots into a migrant shelter in a small town south of Frankfurt. A 23-year-old man was hit by a

German police are investigating who fired several shots into a migrant shelter in a small town south of Frankfurt. A 23-year-old man was hit by a bullet in his sleep and suffered a minor injury. Some 30 people were in the shelter at the time. Police say they have little to go on, but suspect the crime may have been racially motivated.

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Germany took in over a million migrants and refugees in 2015, and while the welcome has been mostly warm, there have been incidents of attacks on individuals and a number of cases of arson.

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