E/CN.4/1995/78 page 8 Lübeck, 25 March 1994 29. There was an arson attack on a synagogue. Six Jews lived on the top floor of the building, but none of them was injured. It is alleged that the attack had been carried out for purely racial motives. Stuttgart, 3 April 1994 30. A fire in a residential building caused the death of Turkish citizen Sükriye Dursun. Other Turkish citizens, including members of the same family, were injured in the fire. Bielefeld, 20 April 1994 31. An arson attack was carried out on a hostel inhabited by 16 foreigners, of whom 15 were Turks. The building was damaged but fortunately there were no injuries. Six teenagers aged between 14 and 16 were caught trying to flee the scene after the incident and put under arrest. One of them told the police that they had perpetrated the attack on the occasion of Hitler’s birthday and that their aim was "to exterminate foreigners". Magdeburg, 12 May 1994 2/ 32. An extreme rightist group of 40 people attacked five Africans. The Africans, together with two Turks who tried to help them, took shelter in a Turkish-owned restaurant. The assailants followed them. Two Turks and three Germans were wounded in the incident. Ulm, 18 May 1994 33. A 20-year-old Turkish youth, Murat Yolcu, was mistreated and beaten by the German police. Doctors have submitted a report verifying this. Siegburg, 21 May 1994 34. A pre-dawn arson attack on the Turkish-German kindergarten which had been inaugurated a week before resulted in serious damage totalling approximately DM 1 million. Given the timing of the attack, no one was on the premises. Police acknowledged that the fire was deliberately set, but despite the tangible indications showing that the attack was racially motivated, the police stated that they still had doubts as to whether this was the case. The mayor also precluded the possibility that racism was behind the attack and tried to portray it as the work of a lunatic. Bebra, 27 May 1994 35. An arson attack struck against a supermarket owned by Ridvan Bilgin (Turkish origin) resulted in serious damage. It is alleged that the attack was carried out by racists.

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