Berlin: 70-year-old man beaten in anti-Semitic attack

A 70-year-old man was beaten in Berlin in what news reports have described as an anti-Semitic incident.

The victim suffered wounds to his head and chin in the Monday afternoon attack, which started with a verbal assault featuring anti-Semitic insults. He lost his balance and fell while trying to defend himself. The victim had tried to respond verbally to the insults before he was beaten.