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GERMANY: Cologne police screen hundreds of North African men

Topic
Racism and fascism Policing
Country/Region
Germany

05 January 2017

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"Police in the German city of Cologne say they screened hundreds of men "seemingly of African descent" on New Year's Eve as part of a precautionary measure in reaction to last year's allegations of robberies and sexual assaults.

By early Sunday, police had received reports of two women being sexually assaulted in Cologne. One suspect was arrested.

Cologne's police said in a tweet on Saturday, the men were stopped at two main train stations in the city so that officers could question them and check their identities."

See the article: Cologne police screen hundreds of North African men (Al Jazeera, link)

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