Bautzen appears to have a particular problem with neo-Nazis. In February a crowd gathered to cheer as a refugee shelter was burnt down

A mob of up to 50 stone-throwing neo-Nazis chased migrants from Bautzen city centre in east Germany, the second such incident in weeks.

Two refugees fled for their lives as the mob screamed racist insults and threats. Police were out in force but apparently did not act until the refugees began to run away.

One was hit by a stone and by a bicycle ridden by one of his pursuers. Police rescued the second youth and took him away in a patrol car, according to the newspaper Die Zeit.

The town has imposed a nightly curfew for unaccompanied minor refugees since mid-September, when nearly 80 neo-Nazis chased 19 asylum seekers through streets.

The confrontation on Tuesday escalated after both groups exchanged insults in a