AN AFGHAN asylum-seeker who was inside a hotel targeted by far-right rioters says people have been traumatised by what happened and describes feeling lost when it comes to what his future might hold in Britain.

The 29-year-old was in the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham when fascists smashed the windows of the building before starting fires last weekend.

Masked men in the 700-strong rabble sprayed fire extinguishers and hurled wood, chairs and bottles at police; at least 10 officers were injured, with one knocked unconscious.