Germany shocked by Cologne New Year gang assaults on women
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- From the section Europe
The mayor of
Cologne has summoned police for crisis talks after about 80 women
reported sexual assaults and muggings by men on New Year's Eve.
City police chief Wolfgang Albers called it "a completely new dimension of crime". The men were of Arab or North African appearance, he said.
Women were also targeted in Hamburg.
But the Cologne assaults - near the city's iconic cathedral - were the most serious, German media report. At least one woman was raped, and many were groped.
Most of the crimes reported to police were robberies. A volunteer policewoman was among those sexually molested.
Germany's New Year shock - by Damien McGuinness, BBC News Berlin
Now the sexual harassment, and in one case rape, of dozens of women has shocked Germany.
What is particularly disturbing is that the attacks appear to have been organised. Around 1,000 young men arrived in large groups, seemingly with the specific intention of carrying out attacks on women.
Police in Hamburg are now reporting similar incidents on New Year's Eve in the party area of St Pauli. One politician says this is just the tip of the iceberg.
And there are real concerns about what will happen in February when the drunken street-parties of carnival season kick off.
Cologne will stage carnival events on 4-10 February, with hundreds of thousands of revellers expected in the streets, as on New Year's Eve.
The city police chief said "the assailants' behaviour is a real concern for me, also because of the carnival".
Police were deployed outside the central station because of the crowds on New Year's Eve, but failed to spot the many attacks on women, according to reports. There are also fears that a number of women did not report assaults.
'Monstrous' assaults
Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker said the attacks were "monstrous". "We cannot allow this to become a lawless area," she said, insisting that visitors could not come to the city fearing attack.And German Justice Minister Heiko Maas tweeted that "we won't tolerate these abhorrent assaults on women - all those responsible must be brought to justice".
But he also warned against simply linking the crimes to the issue of migrants and refugees.
Mr Maas said "the law does not discriminate regarding a person's origin or passport... all are equal before the law".
Cologne news website Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger says the suspects were already known to police because of frequent pickpocketing in and around Cologne central station.
Police are trying to find out whether the men who targeted women on Thursday night, surrounding, molesting and robbing them, organised their assaults through social media.
They are also studying mobile phone and CCTV surveillance videos.
Wider problem
In Hamburg several women told police that gangs of men had molested and robbed them on New Year's Eve on the Reeperbahn - a street known for its boisterous night life.Some similar attacks were reported in Stuttgart.
A policeman who was outside Cologne station during the New Year's Eve trouble told the city's Express news website that he had detained eight suspects. "They were all asylum seekers, carrying copies of their residence certificates," he said.
However, there was no official confirmation that asylum seekers had been involved in the violence. Commentators in Germany were quick to urge people not to jump to conclusions.
German n-tv news says Cologne police are considering calling in reinforcements from other parts of Germany and installing extra surveillance cameras, with telescopic lenses.
Cologne's mayor, Henriette Reker, was stabbed in the neck in October, while campaigning a day before the mayoral elections. The suspected attacker, a German national, was angry about Germany's immigration policy, officials said.
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We warned this was coming. It will only get worse until German men stand up and humble the invaders. Anyone who thinks otherwise is out of their league and does not understand the nature of the invaders they just welcomed into Germany.
This attack is merely a foretaste.
The invaders sense weakness and they are expressing dominance. This is the nature of such cultures. These are not Nepalese, or Japanese, or Canadians, or Thais. Many of the invaders are products of savage cultures.
When they sense weakness, they will attack. They must be humbled for
their actions. This is more than a mere crime -- this is an expression
of cultures. They understand only power.
Weak-minded, PC people allowed the invaders into Germany, and Europe in general. PC people are responsible for this, the Paris massacre, and more. It does not matter if the attacks are committed by second generation or first. The result is the same.
Now come the bills for being PC. Women will be raped. There will be murders and terror attacks.
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Some fish do not mix well in the same aquarium:
"The scale of the attacks on women at the city's central railway station has shocked Germany. About 1,000 drunk and aggressive young men were involved.
"City police chief Wolfgang Albers called it "a completely new dimension of crime". The men were of Arab or North African appearance, he said."
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How can anyone be shocked? This was as predictable as sunrise. Germany must humble them, or be humbled by them.>>>
Weak-minded, PC people allowed the invaders into Germany, and Europe in general. PC people are responsible for this, the Paris massacre, and more. It does not matter if the attacks are committed by second generation or first. The result is the same.
Now come the bills for being PC. Women will be raped. There will be murders and terror attacks.
Print out this post and save it.
Some fish do not mix well in the same aquarium:
"The scale of the attacks on women at the city's central railway station has shocked Germany. About 1,000 drunk and aggressive young men were involved.
"City police chief Wolfgang Albers called it "a completely new dimension of crime". The men were of Arab or North African appearance, he said."
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How can anyone be shocked? This was as predictable as sunrise. Germany must humble them, or be humbled by them.>>>
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