Following the turmoil on New Year's Eve, Germany saw hundreds of arrests and five fatalities.
On a night of chaos marking the beginning of the new year, rioting in Berlin resulted in over 400 arrests, and fireworks-related mishaps have claimed five lives throughout Germany. A 24-year-old man was among those killed after his handmade firework was accidentally set off close to the town of Geseke in North Rhine Westphalia. Authorities say that a 45-year-old and a 50-year-old also perished while holding pyrotechnics that detonated in their hands. In Hamburg, a 20-year-old was killed with
Esther Ige