Prevent racist attacks: India asks Germany

New Delhi, Aug 21 (UNI) The government today said it had taken up with the German government the reported racist attack on eight Indian nationals in Muegeln village in the state of Saxony and sought prevention of such incidents.

German Authorities have been requested to ''address this issue and prevent future incidents of the kind,'' a foreign office spokesman here said.

The German Government had condemned the violence against the Indian nationals in the ''strongest possible terms'' and informed that their Prosecuting Attorney's office had started its investigations into the incident so that the ''culprits are called to account,'' he said.

''Our Embassy in Berlin is in the process of getting in touch with the victims of the attack,'' he added.

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