Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/9/2016

PEGIDA staged a demonstration in Cologne today to protest the failures of police and public officials in the wake of the Groping Jihad attacks on New Year’s Eve. 1,700 police were on hand to keep order. Tommy Robinson and Michael Mannheimer were among the speakers at the event. Some of the demonstrators — believed by many to be agents provocateurs — wore masks, which was against the rules, and clashed with police. As a result police shut down the event early and used a water cannon against the demonstrators.

In other news, French authorities have decided to make the migrant shanty camp near Calais known as “The Jungle” into a permanent facility. The government has allocated €25 million ($27.2 million) for a shelter with beds for 1,500 people. …