Ghanaian girl, father injured in racist attack in Germany

A Ghanaian girl and her father were injured in a racially motivated attack in northern Germany, police and German media said.

According to initial findings, an 8-year-old Ghanaian girl and her 10-year-old sister were attacked on Friday evening by a group of around 20 teenagers and young adults in the town of Grevesmuhlen, the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The 8-year-old, said to be kicked in her face, and her father, who intervened, were taken to hospital with injuries.

Police said when they arrived on the scene, a person from the group hurled racist insults at the victims. The incident is being investigated.

"The injured girl is 8 years old - as young as my daughter. We must not allow hatred and hate speech to poison our society and violence to threaten our children," Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Premier Manuela Schwesig wrote on X.

State Interior Minister Christian Pegel also condemned the attack.

Last year, a study on racism against Black people in 13 EU countries found that race-based discrimination is most rife in Germany and Austria.