Two participants of an anti-fascist demonstration in central Budapest were allegedly assaulted at a tram stop after they left a peaceful protest, a Hungarian Jewish organisation told MTI on Sunday.
An ambulance was called to the scene and the suspects were taken into custody, the Memorial Committee for Hungarian Jewish Freedom Fighters said in a statement.
Spokesperson for Budapest police Eszter Toth confirmed that two groups of young people got in a fight on Jaszai Mari square, near the site of the anti-fascist protest, around 7.30 pm on Saturday. There was a verbal exchange, then a young man allegedly hit and kicked one of the members of the other group. Toth declined to say whether the victims were connected to the demonstration and said police were investigating the incident.
Speakers at the demonstration attended by about 300 people, including senior Socialist party officials, on Saturday afternoon warned against rising “verbal fascism” in Hungary.
