Citizens of the western German city of Cologne protested against violence toward women during the New Year celebrations, local media reported Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On the New Year’s Eve, some 90 women in Cologne were robbed, threatened and sexually assaulted by small groups of aggressive men after police officers scattered the crowd of some 1,000 men allegedly of Arab and North African origin. Local police do not rule out more appeals from women.

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