Hundreds apprehended as anti-curfew riots spread out throughout the Netherlands

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    Hundreds arrested as anti-curfew riots spread across the Netherlands

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    Hundreds of individuals were apprehended in the riots (EPA)

    Rioters have actually encountered authorities in Dutch towns and cities, defying the nation’s coronavirus constraints.

    Officers in Rotterdam utilized a water cannon and tear gas in an effort to distribute crowds who were opposing versus a nationwide 9pm curfew.

    Authorities stated youths required to the streets ‘seeking a confrontation with police’.

    Riot officers tried to separate the violence and made a variety of arrests, prior to shooting tear gas.

    National broadcaster NOS revealed video of authorities utilizing a water cannon and reported that some stores had actually been robbed.

    In Eindhoven authorities encountered numerous rioters who torched a cars and truck, tossed rocks and fireworks at officers, smashed windows and robbed a grocery store.

    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/REX (11725614j) Protestors clash with the police as they demonstrate against lockdown measures put in place due to the Coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus curfew protests, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 25 Jan 2021

    Protestors encountered the authorities in Rotterdam (Rex)

    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/REX (11725614a) Protestors clash with the police as they demonstrate against lockdown measures put in place due to the Coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus curfew protests, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 25 Jan 2021

    Another view of the riot in Rotterdam (Rex) (Credits: Hollandse Hoogte/REX)

    There was likewise difficulty in the capital, Amsterdam, where a minimum of 8 individuals were apprehended and the main city of Amersfoort, where a cars and truck was switched on its side, according to regional reports.

    It was the 2nd night of discontent throughout the Netherlands that at first outgrew calls to oppose versus the nation’s difficult lockdown, however deteriorated into vandalism by crowds.

    In the southern town of Geleen, authorities tweeted that youths in the main location were tossing fireworks.

    Riot authorities charged at protesters in The Hague.

    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/REX (11725614o) Protestors clash with the police as they demonstrate against lockdown measures put in place due to the Coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus curfew protests, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 25 Jan 2021

    A vandalised store in Rotterdam (Rex)

    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/REX (11725614g) Protestors clash with the police as they demonstrate against lockdown measures put in place due to the Coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus curfew protests, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 25 Jan 2021

    Police encountered protestors (REX)

    Dutch media reported contact social networks for more violent demonstrations even as the nation had a hard time to consist of brand-new coronavirus infections, health center admissions and deaths.

    Police in the southern town of Goes and the North Holland province stated they apprehended individuals on suspicion of utilizing social networks to require rioting.

    ‘It is unacceptable,’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte stated previously on Monday.

    ‘This has nothing to do with protesting, this is criminal violence and that’s how we’ll treat it.’

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