Cologne Gangs Attack Groups of Foreigners as New Year’s Eve Assault Complaints Grow
January 11th, 2016Via: Guardian:
Gangs attacked groups of foreigners in four separate incidents on Sunday in Cologne, the city where dozens of New Year’s Eve assaults on women took place, German police have said, as the government warned against letting the incident lead to suspicion of all migrants.
Cologne police said on Monday afternoon that the victims were two Pakistanis, two Syrians and a group of Africans.
Police said they had stopped and checked 153 people on Sunday evening, 13 of whom were known members of far-right organisations and a further 80 of whom belonged to rocker gangs.
They confirmed they had received information in advance about a “peaceful walkabout” by members of far-right gangs planned on social media for Sunday evening.
In response, police said they would ramp up their presence in Cologne’s inner city with daily special patrols.
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