Turks hurt in German attack

COLOGNE (Reuter) - A Turkish woman and her brother-in-law were injured when a fire-bomb disguised as a Christmas present exploded in their faces, police said yesterday.

Police said the parcel was left at the door of the family home on the outskirts of Cologne.

There was no immediate link to right-wing extremist gangs, who have led a campaign of violence against foreigners, including hundreds of fire-bombings and beatings which have left at least 17 dead this year.

In Hagen, near Dusseldorf, a juvenile court yesterday jailed two right-wingers for firebombing a hostel for asylum-seekers. The court found the youths guilty of attempted arson and making petrol bombs. The court dropped charges of attempted murder for lack of evidence.