German police have called for refugees to be housed along religious and ethnic lines after a series of mass brawls in emergency accommodation.
Last week, a fight between up to 200 Syrians and Afghans in a Leipzig shelter turned into a running battle with residents using table legs as clubs.
In Lower Saxony, police reported about 100 Syrians and Albanians fighting each other with bits of bicycles and other objects.
There have also been incidents in Bonn, Dresden, Trier and Suhl.
Overcrowding, exhaustion, post-traumatic stress as well as cultural and religious misunderstandings have been cited as reasons for the disturbances.
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