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A night of horror for millions of animals, is how a German environmental group summed up New Year’s Eve, in a country known for the dangerous use of fireworks at the turn of the year. The group, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), also reiterated its call for a ban on fireworks in a statement issued on Monday. The use of pyrotechnics leads to numerous injuries, high levels of particulate matter pollution and a lot of rubbish and attacks on emergency services, DUH said. “And it was a night of terror for millions of animals that were panicked by the firecrackers.” DUH called on Interior Minister Nancy F…

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