About 80 Germans have clashed with a group of 20 asylum seekers in the eastern town of Bautsen.<br /><br /> Local reports say the Germans were mostly from far-right political groups.<br /><br /> They were heard chanting nationalist slogans.<br /><br /> Police officers who tried to intervene were attacked with bottles and sticks. <br /><br /> It is not the first time the town of Bautzen has seen racist incidents and clashes between migrants and right-wing extremists. <br /><br /> In February, onlookers celebrated as a fire ripped through a former hotel that was being converted into a shelter for refugees.<br /><br /> The local mayor has condemned the violence. <br /><br /> German residents battle asylum-seekers in Bautzen – awful and not an isolated incident. https://t.co/uD2DyQEVXF pic.twitter.com/RG9cOCsb7N— Jane Bradley (@jane__bradley) September 15, 2016<br /><br /> Far-Right Germans in violent clashes with asylum seekers in Bautzen: https://t.co/5pgiiUB0Pu pic.twitter.com/94YqGmQyZS— Huffington Post UK (@HuffPostUK) September 15, 2016<br />
