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Abusing Hospitality? Cologne Attackers Claimed They Were Invited by Merkel

© AFP 2023 / DPA/Bernd Von Jutrczenka Asylum seeker (C, L) takes a selfie picture with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C, R) following Merkel's visit at a branch of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and a camp for asylum-seekers in Berlin on September 10, 2015
Asylum seeker (C, L) takes a selfie picture with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C, R) following Merkel's visit at a branch of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and a camp for asylum-seekers in Berlin on September 10, 2015 - Sputnik International
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German law enforcement authorities were helpless during mass attacks in Cologne, as they never have faced such disrespect and arrogant behavior towards the police, German newspaper Das Bild reported.

Migrants who carried out attacks on women in Cologne New Year's Eve demonstratively tore up their passports and claimed that the police had no right to detain them as they arrived in Germany at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the newspaper wrote, citing the report of a German policeman who was deployed in the city center when the assaults started.

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The report described in detail what happened in front of the Cologne Cathedral and the city's railway station and revealed the absolute helplessness of the German police.

Perpetrators who were described as men of "Arab and North African origin" gathered in the center of Cologne while strongly intoxicated. They threw firecrackers and bottles into the crowd, robbing and sexually assaulting women.

After assessing the situation, the police decided to evacuate people from the most dangerous areas, but the men broke into groups and continued to commit crimes in various parts of the city.

Migrants, feeling their impunity, reportedly showed utter disrespect towards the police. Attackers tore their IDs in front of the police and said that "tomorrow they will be able to get the new ones."

"I'm from Syria, you have to be friendly with me! I was invited here my Mrs. Merkel," they said.

According to the report, the overall "chaos" could have resulted in injuries and even deaths. Law enforcement in Cologne has  received about 100 criminal complaints related to the case.

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