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A live hand grenade was hurled towards a refugee camp in Germany as anti-migrant violence continues to increase.

The horrifying attack took place just after midday at the Baden-Württemberg hostel.

It houses 170 refugees who have fled terror at the hands of Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

The suspected attackers hurled a grenade, which had had its pin removed, towards the building.

However it did not explode and no one was injured.

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The grenade was spotted by a security guard who alerted the authorities.

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Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, reacting to an increase in violence against migrants in Germany, said the incident was "unacceptable".

He added that the attacks were fuelled by "hatred", and expressed concern that the violence has "crept into parts of the mainstream of society".

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"This is a new phenomenon," he said.

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Earlier this month Angela Merkel responded to growing pressure to harden her stance on refugees after protesters paraded signs that read: "Rape refugees not welcome".

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The national mood in Germany was one of anger following the New Year's Eve violence in Cologne.

A police report of the evening confirmed that rampant sexual assaults on women by gangs of young migrant men.

Responding to criticism, German Chancellor Merkel said that Europe was "vulnerable" in the refugee crisis because it was not yet in control of the situation.

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"Now all of a sudden we are facing the challenge that refugees are coming to Europe and we are vulnerable, as we see, because we do not yet have the order, the control, that we would like to have," Merkel said at a business event in Mainz, near Frankfurt.

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Following the incident police said at least 11 foreigners, including Pakistanis, Guineans and Syrians, had been injured in revenge attacks.

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The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has held protests against migrants entering Germany.

One sign held by a protester read: "Rape refugees not welcome".