A 78-year-old Dutch man was assaulted by two men in Greece, according to the English website ekathimerini.com. It seems the man was attacked because of the euro crisis.

The victim has lived in Monemvasia, Greece for years. On Sunday, he took his dog for a walk on the beach when the pair came up to him and asked if he was German.

The elderly man replied that he was Dutch. The two men beat the man to the ground and shouted: "Dutch or German, it does not matter! What do you think you're doing to Greece?"

The beating continued for a while longer before the two men fled the scene in a car.

The victim suffered a broken jaw and nose. The assailants, two men aged 45 and 48, were arrested. The victim's neighbours recorded the licence plate number of the getaway vehicle.