Apparently because of his Christian religious beliefs, a man has been beaten up in the Wedding district of Berlin.
Passers-by found the 24-year-old man collapsed on the road at a junction late on Monday evening, police said on Tuesday. They alerted the emergency services, who took the man to hospital with a facial injury.
When questioned, the 24-year-old stated that he had been asked by five strangers about his religious affiliation. When he said that he was baptised as a Christian, the strangers hit him several times on the head. According to the police, the suspected attackers fled in an unknown direction. State security took over the investigation.
The 24-year-old later claimed to have been asked by five strangers whether he was a Muslim. After he replied that he had been baptised a Christian, the men allegedly hit him several times on the head.
Polizei in Berlin ermittelt: Mann verprügelt, weil er Christ ist? | Regional | BILD.de