COLOGNE MARCHES FOR QUEER COMMUNITY AFTER BERLIN PRIDE ATTACK

Around 10,000 people gathered in Cologne on Sunday for a demonstration in support of the queer community following the Islamist attack at Berlin Pride. The organisers of Cologne’s own Pride celebrations called for the rally two weeks after the shocking attack in the German capital.

News - South China Morning Post reports that around 10,000 people gathered in Cologne on Sunday for a demonstration in support of the queer community following the Islamist attack at Berlin Pride.

The report adds: The organisers of Cologne’s own Pride celebrations called for the rally two weeks after the shocking attack in the German capital.

Participants gathered in the Deutz district on the eastern side of the Rhine River and marched across to the city centre, with turnout significantly higher than the 2,000 registered with police in advance.

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