At least 17 people were injured at an overcrowded German refugee shelter after one resident tore pages out of a Koran.
Around 20 refugees chased the Afghan man who damaged the Muslim Holy Book and threw the discarded pages into the toilet.
He was eventually saved by the shelter's guards which prompted the mob - according to local media mainly Syrian men - to turn their anger on the camp's security team.
More than 50 men armed themselves with steel rods and began throwing rocks at guards and policemen.
It comes amid high tensions in Germany as the country prepares to host 800,000 asylum seekers this year.
Violence: A riot erupted in a German refugee camp overnight after one resident tore pages out of a Koran (pictured today)
Anger: A group of 20 refugees chased down the man who reportedly damaged the Muslim holy book (pictured today)
Reverence: Refugees bow over ripped out pages from a Koran (pictured) in a first registration center for refugees in Suhl, eastern Germany
Fury: The mob turned its anger on the guards and policemen (pictured today) who protected the man who ripped up the Koran
Damage: The 50-strong mob ransacked the shelter and offices (pictured) in the German refugee camp overnigh
In the violence today, migrants smashed car windows, ransacked buildings and demolished the walls which divide the shelter in the rampage which lasted several hours.
The refugee camp in Suhl, Thuringia, was built to house around 1,200 people but is currently home to more than 1,700.
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