2024-05-11 18:47:10
Police are investigating two women on suspicion of violence after a fight in the audience following the end of a lecture on anti-Semitism at the University of Hamburg on Wednesday, DPA reported.
During the lecture on “Jewish hostility, anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism – modern forms of anti-Jewish violence”, boos and hoots were heard several times.
This led to an argument between the speaker’s 56-year-old wife and several people in the audience after the event, according to a police statement released today.
The lecturer’s wife was punched in the face by a woman who police described as a 26-year-old Somali national. The older woman retaliated by kicking and biting, law enforcement officials said. According to the police, both women were injured during the quarrel, writes BTA.
“While the 56-year-old woman was treated for facial injuries at the scene by EMS and later sought medical attention (at a hospital) on her own, the younger woman chose not to seek medical attention for her injuries “, added the police.
Police have opened criminal proceedings against the two women on suspicion of assault.