Germany: Fresh clashes over new refugee shelter ignite Heidenau

Fresh clashes erupted in Heidenau, south of Dresden, as tensions continue to escalate over a new refugee shelter, Sunday. Riot police unleashed pepper spray after demonstrators protesting in solidarity with the shelter attempted to confront anti-refugee protesters who have been staging rallies in the town since the arrival of new refugees on Friday. Police were deployed throughout the area, many surrounded a former DIY superstore which has been refitted to house several hundred refugees. Some 93 refugees arrived at the new shelter in Heidenau on Friday, dozens of protesters filled the streets to try and prevent them from reaching the shelter. More buses are expected to arrive dropping off up to 250 more. Germany expects to receive up to 800,000 asylum seekers in 2015, more than the entire EU combined in 2014.