Cologne Authorities Cancel Kurdish Cultural Festival Over possible clashes with 'loyal' Turks. (Sputnik).
The 24th edition of the Kurdish festival was scheduled for September 3. It was being negotiated with local sports authorities and would take place at the Rhein Energie Stadium.
"I advised Koelner Sportstaetten GmbH [stadium
manager] against signing the agreement. During today’s security talks,
the firm’s representatives said they had followed the advice and broke
off negotiations with the organizer," Cologne police chief Juergen
Mathies said in a statement.
Mathies said he had been following closely events inside Germany and
abroad since last month. Tensions flared up in Turkey following the July
15 coup attempt and ensuing crackdown as well as its recent attacks
on Kurdish militias.
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