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Muslim woman brutally attacked in northern Germany

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Muslim woman brutally attacked in northern Germany
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A man is under investigation for assault after he allegedly beat a Muslim woman over the weekend in the northern city of Kiel.

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"We're still investigating what happened and making sure we have the whole picture," police spokesperson Oliver Pohl told The Local.  

Witnesses says that the 55-year-old man from Kiel yelled "shit Muslims" before launching an unprovoked attack on the 35-year-old woman.

Police say she suffered multiple bruises and a broken nose as a result of the attack.

The Kieler Nachrichten published a photo of the victim, showing her with two black eyes.

"It all happened in seconds," one witness told the newspaper. "It was so brutal - like a boxer delivering a knock out punch."

Hate crimes across Germany rose dramatically in 2015 after German took in a massive influx of refugees. Islamophobia has also become much more widespread, a recent study shows.

State police spokesperson Torge Stelck told The Local that the state had also seen an increase in politically-motivated hate crimes.

From 2014 to 2015, such categorized crimes doubled from 33 to 66 statewide, with "the majority" of those being perpetuated by right-wing extremists.

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