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Dutch Officials Clamp Down After Weekend Unrest Across Cities

Officials signaled a tougher line on safety via emergency orders, mass arrests, a halted top-flight match.

Overview

  • Apeldoorn issued an emergency order Friday during an anti–asylum center protest, leading to 26 arrests after police were hit with fireworks and other objects.
  • Following Friday's enforcement, the city authorized a controlled protest on Sunday under municipal conditions.
  • About 14 activists from Geef Tegengas blocked Rotterdam’s port rail line on Sunday, which Barendrecht’s mayor disbanded as police removed equipment and trains were hindered.
  • The NACHeerenveen match in Breda was abandoned on Sunday after flares were twice thrown onto the pitch, and other results confirmed NAC’s relegation.
  • In a separate police action in Zutphen, officers found a bedroom full of drugs, weapons and €340,000 in cash during a search, and the investigation continues.