Acilia, 3 Nov. (AKI) - At least 30 people have been detained by Italian police after a vicious attack on a Bangladeshi immigrant on the outskirts of Rome. The 29-year-old immigrant reportedly suffered head injuries and a nose fracture in the attack.

Police said the attack occurred on Sunday at the Arcobaleno or Rainbow park in Acilia, on the outskirts of the capital.

The attackers were reportedly aged between 15 and 20 years of age. They were at a cafe across the street from the park when they spotted the migrants.

A witness quoted by the Italian daily Il Messaggero heard them say "We must make these niggers disappear. We can't allow these niggers to roam around Acilia any longer."

At that point the young men approached four Bangladeshi migrants who were sitting at a park bench.

"You are a bunch of dirty people, we do not want you here in Acilia, you must all leave," one of the young men reportedly shouted.

"You dirty niggers we will show you that you have to do what we say," said another one.

Three of the immigrants reportedly ran away after being kicked and punched.

One of the Bangladeshi migrants, Mohammed P. however, did not escape and was brutally beaten by the youths who surrounded him while shouting "Leave here you dirty nigger."

A witness called the police and the victim was quickly taken to hospital where doctors treated him for head trauma and a nose fracture.

Police set-up checkpoints near the park and detained at least 30 people.

In February 2009, Bangladesh's ambassador to Italy, Masud Bin Momen, said he deplored a series of attacks on Bangladeshi immigrants in Rome.

Resentment towards immigrants appears to have increased in Italy in recent years, after an increase in mass immigration has produced social tension in some areas.