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Protesters gather in the German city of Köthen, where a 22-year-old man died earlier as a result of a street fight
Anti-fascist protesters from the far right converged in Köthen, in eastern Germany, where a German died earlier as a result of an alleged fight with Afghan men.
The police were deployed to prevent violent clashes and the mayor of the city advised residents to stay at home.
The 22-year-old combatant then succumbed to a heart condition not directly related to his head injuries during the incident.
Two Afghan suspects have been arrested.
Prosecutors stated that a post-mortem examination indicated that the victim, who allegedly intervened in an argument involving three Afghan men and a pregnant woman, did not die directly from the injuries sustained when he fell and died. 'is banging the head.
On Sunday, a crowd marched through the city and lit candles in tribute to the victim.
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A woman lights a candle after a mourning march in the city Sunday
A local pastor, Martin Olejnicki, said that every effort should be made to relieve tensions, adding that the church would pray every day "for the victim, the members of his family and peace in the city".
"It's always a kind of danger – we just have Chemnitz – and so things could escalate and I think nobody wants it," he said. "That's why we try to appease all parties and talk to people and tell them that it's not the moment to let things escalate."
Previously, neo-Nazi groups called social media to demonstrate in Köthen, about 160 km north of Chemnitz, where a similar incident sparked violent protests two weeks ago.
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German media quotes eyewitnesses saying that the fight in Köthen broke out in a playground when the man and his brother were involved in an argument.
"Two Afghans have been temporarily detained for homicide," police said Sunday.
In Chemnitz, a Syrian and an Iraqi were arrested after a 35-year-old German man was stabbed to death in a fight on August 26th.
The incident led to clashes between far-right and anti-Nazi protesters and attacks on foreign-looking passers-by.
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that "self-defense justice" would not be tolerated.
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In 2015, Chancellor Merkel decided to let in 890,000 asylum seekers. Syrians fleeing the civil war were the largest group – a 403 percent increase in arrivals to Syria the year before, the German Migration Office reported.
She and her allies were punished by voters in last year's general elections, when the Anti-Immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) entered the Parliament for the first time, getting 12.6% of the vote and more than 90 seats.
Köthen is located in Saxony-Anhalt and Chemnitz in Saxony, two states where the AfD is particularly strong.
