Dozens injured in violence at Eritrean cultural festival in Germany

Violence broke out amid an event in Stuttgart on Saturday (Jason Tschepljakow/dpa/AP)

Dozens of people, including at least 26 police officers, have been injured during unrest surrounding an Eritrean cultural festival in Germany.

Shortly before the event was set to begin in Stuttgart on Saturday afternoon, around 200 protesters gathered in the area outside and began throwing stones, bottles, and other items at police and participants.