German official denies notion Saxony no-go area for migrants
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A regional official in the German state of Saxony has condemned an attack against an Ethiopian woman but insists there aren't any "no-go areas" for migrants there.
Police say the 19-year-old victim was insulted Monday in Dresden by several unknown persons, one of whom then set a large dog onto her. She suffered bites and shock.
Saxony's integration minister, Petra Koepping, said Thursday that "the attack needs to be condemned, like the attack on any person."
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She noted that a recent survey showed xenophobia is commonplace in Saxony but added: "Nevertheless there aren't any no-go areas in Saxony for people with a migrant background."
Saxony is a stronghold of the anti-migrant Alternative for Germany party and home to the group Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West, PEGIDA.