Austria investigates New Year’s Eve assaults in Innsbruck

Police in Austria's city of Innsbruck reported on 4 January 2017 their attempts to identify a group of foreign men believed to have sexually assaulted several women during New Year's Eve celebrations.

The case brought to memory a similar case in Cologne a year before, in which suspects were mainly of North African and Arab appearance.

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The Local.at, 03.01.17: 16 sexual assaults reported in Austria after New Year’s Eve celebrations http://www.thelocal.at/20170103/16-sexual-assaults-reported-in-austria-after-new-years-eve-celebrations

BBC News, 05.01.17: New Year's Eve sex assaults prompt police manhunt in Austria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38522773

TIME, 04.01.17: Austrian Police Investigate More Than a Dozen Reported Sexual Assaults on New Year’s Eve http://time.com/4623006/austrian-police-sexual-assault-innsbruck/

Deutsche Welle, 05.01.17: Austria police probe slew of NYE sex attacks http://dw.com/p/2VIbP

EurActiv, 10.01.17: Austrian police investigate Afghans over New Year’s Eve sexual assaults http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/austrian-police-investigate-afghans-over-new-years-eve-sexual-assaults/

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