Police stand guard during a protest in Dresden, Germany, August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel
DRESDEN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Far-right groups spread "fake news" on social media to mobilise their supporters for violent protests targeting migrants after the fatal stabbing of a German man, said officials in the eastern German state of Saxony where they took place.
German police have arrested a 22-year-old Syrian man and a 21-year-old Iraqi man over Sunday's stabbing in the town of Chemnitz, which provoked two days of protests, including clashes between far-right and leftist demonstrators.
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