Despite repeated denials by the mayor of Cologne that the men involved in a mass sex assault on German citizens at New Year’s Eve were migrants, a growing body of evidence is increasingly confirming the speculation as fact. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Cologne chief of police Wolfgang Albers confirmed the ethnicity of the attackers as being mostly “North African and Arab”, a rare expression of honesty from the German establishment which has seen him silenced and an apology issued from his bosses in the state police. Now police officers have confirmed that not only were the perpetrators migrants, but they were recently arrived, not just seasoned pick-pockets as had been claimed. The majority of those involved have now confirmed to be Syrian. One officer who was active on the night reported arresting 15 individuals, all of whom were found to be carrying the migration paperwork aliens are required to have on them at all times by law. Express reports his words, expressed with regret when he said they had “definitely only been in Germany a few days or weeks”. He said: “Of the persons, 14 were from Syria and one was from Afghanistan. That’s the truth, although it hurts. “I had