Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts
Police used dogs, pepper spray and batons to restore order after protesters threw fireworks and attacked officers, with 24 arrests reported.
- Dutch riot police dispersed far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted at Malieveld, prompting local authorities to ban the planned march against immigration and asylum policies.
- Similar rioting erupted one year ago around a right-wing demonstration, establishing a pattern of escalating tensions over migration and asylum policies in the city.
- Violence escalated as protesters set a police car on fire and attacked the D66 party headquarters, where Rob Jetten leads, while demonstrators threw fireworks at officers.
- Justice Minister David Weel called for an "extremely firm" response to what he described as "disgusting scenes," citing demonstrators' Nazi salutes and antisemitic slogans.
- Police made several arrests after the municipality ordered the crowd to disperse from Malieveld, restoring order and ending the violent confrontation.
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The Dutch anti-revolutionary police dispersed hundreds of extreme right-wing protesters in The Hague on Saturday, following violence, and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies, AP reports.
On Saturday, the Dutch riot police opposed some 500 far-right demonstrators in The Hague, who chanted anti-Semitic slogans and launched pyrotechnics and other projectiles on the security forces.
Police Halt Far-Right Protest
Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protests in The Hague on Saturday after violence broken up and local authorities banged a planned market in the city against immigration and asylum policies. Police officers made several arrests after some protests started shootingfireworks and other projects at them, the AP reports....
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