Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts
- 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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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....
Riot police use water cannon after prosecutors throw fireworks
24 protesters were arrested during the demonstration by the far-right organization Wij Zijn Het Volk in The Hague, police report. They were detained for, among other things, failing to comply with the emergency order and illegal possession of weapons. A planned march through the city was banned by the police early in the afternoon "due to disturbances of the peace, violence against the police, and the continued presence of face-covering clothin…
On Saturday, around 500 far-right demonstrators faced the riot police in The Hague, after the municipality banned a march across the city. Law enforcement officials loaded the baton and used water cannons to disperse the rally. The Minister of Justice denounced Hitler's greetings and anti-Semitic slogans. - The Netherlands: clashes in The Hague between far-right demonstrators and the riot police (International).
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