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Germany: Migrants on trial for fire attack on homeless man

Germany: Migrants on trial for fire attack on homeless man
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Six young asylum seekers are on trial for attempted murder in Germany for a fire attack on a homeless man at a metro station in Berlin.

Six young asylum seekers are on trial for attempted murder in Germany for a fire attack on a homeless man at a metro station in Berlin.

A seventh migrant is charged with failing to assist the Polish man who was saved after passengers put out the flames.

The defendants, aged between 16 and 21, are from Syria and Libya.

The alleged ringleader is a 21-year-old, accused of placing a lighted handkerchief next to the sleeping victim.

Trial begins for youths who tried to set homeless man on fire in #Berlin https://t.co/8HxqdrU5DX pic.twitter.com/wu0LiLmuSH

— dwnews (@dwnews) 9 mai 2017

with Reuters

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