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Cologne mayor can't keep criticism 'at arm's length'

Ole Tangen JrJanuary 6, 2016

Addressing journalists about the attacks on women on New Year's Eve, Cologne's mayor said that to be safe, women should stay 'an arm's length' from strangers. The public, especially social media users, were not happy.

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Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker
Image: picture-alliance/dpa/R. Vennenbernd