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Chairs are cracked over heads, punches thrown and people kicked as the room is wrecked while police rush to the scene to try to restore order.

One man in a blue shirt can be seen attacking a defenceless victim who was seriously hurt and is currently in hospital.

The brawl broke out in the registration centre on Huckarder Strasse in the old industrial city of Dortmund yesterday and was posted shortly afterwards on Facebook.