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Six people involved in stone-throwing dispute in Altstätten
Police were called to a dispute involving six people in Altstätten, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, on Monday evening.
The call came at 5:15 p.m.
after reports that stones were being thrown onto the road on Oberrieterstrasse.
Police found five asylum seekers from Eritrea and Somalia, aged 16 to 28, and later checked a 32-year-old man from Morocco nearby.
The five said they had argued with the man, and stones were thrown onto the road during the incident.
A 20-year-old Eritrean man was lightly injured, while the other people were unharmed.
No one filed a complaint with police.
Officers arrived within minutes and calmed the situation; the reports give no further police action.
Six people were involved in a dispute on Oberrieterstrasse in Altstätten on Monday evening.
The police said stones were thrown onto the road and a patrol calmed the situation.
Five asylum seekers from Eritrea and Somalia said they had argued with a 32-year-old man from Morocco.
A 20-year-old Eritrean man was lightly injured, while the others were unhurt.
None of the people involved filed a complaint.
- Who
- Five asylum seekers from Eritrea and Somalia, aged 16, 18, 20, 21 and 28, and a 32-year-old man from Morocco.
- What
- They were involved in a dispute, and stones were reported thrown onto the road. A 20-year-old Eritrean man was lightly injured.
- When
- Monday evening, 19 October 2026; police received the report at 17:15.
- Where
- Oberrieterstrasse in Altstätten, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The St. Gallen emergency centre received a report of a dispute and stones being thrown onto the road.
A police patrol arrived, calmed the situation and found five people at the scene.
- People involved
- Six
- Location
- Oberrieterstrasse, Altstätten
- Reported time
- 17:15
- Injured person
- 20-year-old man from Eritrea; lightly injured
- Other person
- 32-year-old man from Morocco
- Complaints filed
- None
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Eine Patrouille traf wenige Minuten später vor Ort ein und konnte die Situation beruhigen