The German Interior Ministry has identified 31 people suspected of playing a part in alleged incidents of theft and causing bodily harm in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
Of those, 18 are asylum seekers.
The news came on the same day a state government source told the press the city's police chief had been "relieved of his duties" following criticism over his handling of the sometimes violent clashes.
Arnold Plickert, the Chief of the Police Union in North Rhine-Westphalia spoke earlier in the day…
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