MOSCOW. Aug 28 (Interfax) - A Russian citizen was injured in the riots in the German city of Chemnitz on August 27 and is being treated at a hospital, according to the Russian embassy to Germany.
"The reports that Russian citizen Dmitry M. was hurt in the riots in the city of Chemnitz on August 27 of this year have been confirmed by the findings of the inquiry," the embassy said in a statement on its website.
"The Russian Consulate General in Leipzig is in constant contact with the injured man and local law enforcement agencies. The condition of the Russian citizen is believed to be stable, his life is not endangered," the statement said.
Employees of the consulate general "came to the hospital to visit the injured man and provide him with every kind of aid," the embassy said.
"If new information about the incident and the patient's condition becomes available, the Russian embassy to Germany will announce it," it said.
Two authorized street protests were held in Chemnitz on Monday following the murder of a 35-year-old German national. The police said that 18 protesters and two police officers were injured in the clashes that broke out.
A Syrian citizen, 23, and an Iraqi citizen, 22, have been arrested in connection with the murder.
Protesters from Berlin, Brandenburg, Thuringia, Lower Saxony, and North Rhine-Westphalia participated in the rallies, which were organized by the movement Pro Chemnitz. Demonstrators started hurling firecrackers and bottles at each other in the evening. "Among them [the protesters] were some who can be described as far-right activists and aggressive soccer fans," the police said.