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Arson attack on refugee housing center

Police in Germany said yesterday there had been an arson attack on a planned accommodation center for migrants in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the latest sign of tension as migrants flow to the country.

Police in the city of Heilbronn said no one had been in the sports hall in nearby Wertheim at the time of the attack and it was not possible to enter the building because of fire damage.

The attack came as a senior member of parliament in Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative sister party, the Christian Social Union, favored tighter rules on granting asylum.

鈥淭hose who are not in danger should leave Germany as quickly as possible,鈥 Gerda Hasselfeldt told the Welt newspaper.

鈥淲e have to set clear priorities. We need our energy and resources for those who are fleeing war and persecution.鈥

The comments came as Hungary and Croatia traded threats as thousands of migrants poured over their borders, deepening the disarray in Europe over how to handle the crisis.

A plan being argued over ahead of a meeting of European Union interior ministers tomorrow would, if agreed, relocate 120,000 refugees over the next two years across the bloc.

The number of migrants entering Germany, which recently reimposed border controls, was lower on Saturday, at 1,710, than on Friday, when there were 1,985, police said.


 

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