Clashes broke out on Saturday night at Hague at the end of a demonstration against the Dutch government’s new measures to address the Covid-19 pandemic The day after the “orgy of violence” broke out in Rotterdam, where 51 people were arrested and many were injured..
In a popular area of The Hague where the Dutch government is based, on Saturday night several hundred people threw stones and various objects at police and set fire to bicycles.
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Authorities have made at least one arrest.
THE Netherlands reintroduced a partial lockdown last week to deal with a Covid-19 outbreak, with a series of health restrictions particularly affecting the catering industry, with restaurants being forced to close at 20:00. The government now plans to ban entry to certain areas for the unvaccinated, including bars and restaurants.
In Amsterdam, a similar demonstration against the measures scheduled for Saturday was canceled by the organizers of the United We Stand after Friday chaos in Rotterdam.
Crowds of several hundred rioters set fire to cars, threw fireworks and threw stones at police during a protest Friday night. Police responded with warning fire and the use of pressurized water pumps.
Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Abutaleb described Friday’s incidents as an “orgy of violence”.
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