Saturday, May 21, 2016

GERMANY - Lessons learned: Cologne prepares ‘protection zones’ for 2017 NYE events

In the aftermath of the reports of mass New Year's Eve assaults in the German city of Cologne, police and authorities say “protection zones” in and around the city center will be installed by the end of this year. Nearly five months after a New Year's Eve marked by the alleged sexual assaults and numerous petty crimes, the city administration and the police are preparing intensively for next year’s celebrations. Last year, “heavily intoxicated” men of “Arab or North African” appearances flooded the city’s famous square between its Central Train Station and the Cologne cathedral, throwing firecrackers and setting off fireworks as the New Year was brought in, according to media reports. With the festivities in full swing, some men reportedly sexually assaulted and harassed women and pickpocketed revelers, according to various media headlines, both nationwide and internationally.
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INC News, 21/05/2016 - source: ©RTNews

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