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The protests forced the right-wing organisers to change their plans on Friday and cancel a bus tour through ethnic neighbourhoods in the German city. Eight demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones and paint projectiles. A populist Cologne group invited right-wingers from across Europe to participate in a so-called anti-Islamification congress. The highlight of the meeting is a rally on Saturday against the construction of a large mosque in Cologne. Police expect up to 40,000 counter-demonstrators.
(Deutsche Welle)
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