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Cologne, 2 January 2016. Germany is struggling to interpret the assaults on women on New Year's Eve (Photo: Nicole Hundertmark)

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How Cologne assaults stunned authorities and media

“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.

Even before the report was leaked and

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Cologne, 2 January 2016. Germany is struggling to interpret the assaults on women on New Year's Eve (Photo: Nicole Hundertmark)

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