German police say they arrested 500 people after violent protests by leftists against a far-right rally in the western city of Cologne.
Police said most of the estimated 40,000 anti-right protesters had been peaceful. The street battles came on the sidelines of a two-day congress organised Composer Mauricio Kagel Dies at 76 in Germany ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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