“I am Syrian, you must treat me kindly! Mrs Merkel has invited me.”
This quote from an internal police report about Cologne's chaotic New Year's Eve, during which more than a hundred women were robbed or molested by "migrants", illustrates why the events in Cologne will influence the debate on migration in Germany for many months to come.
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