German riot police clashed with
protesters in Cologne yesterday as
they marched against Germany’s free border migration policy after dozens of asylum seekers were arrested for mass sexual assaults and robberies on women on New Year’s Eve in Cologne’s main square.
The horrific sexual attacks, ranging from sexual molestation to rape, and multiple muggings has shocked the Western world.
Germany has taken in what many German media claim to be a “ludicrous number” of refugees totally 1.2 million.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has toughened up her stance on all
refugees, promising deportation for criminals and a reduction in the
numbers of migrants coming to
Germany from this month.
Police say about 2,000 people attended the rally and that the protesters claim the New Year’s Eve Cologne attacks are proof Ms Merkel’s policy doesn’t work.