Philip Murphy, the US ambassador to Germany, has written an open letter admonishing German ‘jerks’ for racially abusing a black member of his staff in Berlin recently.
Published on the US Embassy website on Thursday, the letter details an incident last month after some Americans attended a Hertha BSC match, the German capital’s top football club.
“They had a great time during the game, and were pleased to cheer on the home team. One of them was African-American,” wrote Murphy. “After the game, as they were walking away from the stadium, two men came at them and accosted our African-American colleague. One jostled him and the other doused him with beer and directed a deeply offensive racial insult at him.”
The ambassador said although the US Embassy staff tried to de-escalate the situation, a growing group of hooligans appeared set on a violent confrontation. Only after the police arrived on the scene outside Berlin’s Olympic Stadium could the Americans leave unharmed. More...
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Published on the US Embassy website on Thursday, the letter details an incident last month after some Americans attended a Hertha BSC match, the German capital’s top football club.
“They had a great time during the game, and were pleased to cheer on the home team. One of them was African-American,” wrote Murphy. “After the game, as they were walking away from the stadium, two men came at them and accosted our African-American colleague. One jostled him and the other doused him with beer and directed a deeply offensive racial insult at him.”
The ambassador said although the US Embassy staff tried to de-escalate the situation, a growing group of hooligans appeared set on a violent confrontation. Only after the police arrived on the scene outside Berlin’s Olympic Stadium could the Americans leave unharmed. More...
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