German mayor who wanted to accept more refugees beaten up 'in xenophobic attack'

A German mayor who wanted to accommodate refugees has reportedly been assaulted in a suspected xenophobic attack. Joachim Kebschull, 61, mayor of Oersdorf, was struck on the back of the head with a club or wooden beam on his way to a town hall meeting. Mr Kebschull lost consciousness and was taken to hospital, German newspaper Bild reports.
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