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Two Arrested as Police Break Up Protest Over Planned Asylum Center Near Den Bosch

The unrest highlights ongoing local resistance to a planned asylum seekers center in Engelen near Den Bosch.

Overview

  • Police detained two people and ended a protest near Engelen in Den Bosch against a proposed asylum seekers center.
  • Police said about 50 demonstrators walked toward a roundabout to block traffic near an information meeting on the plan.
  • Protesters threw stones and set off fireworks, and the municipality reported stones hit the building hosting the meeting.
  • Officers deployed riot police and police dogs and said the area was calm again later that evening.
  • Local officials said the crowd grew beyond 100 before dispersal, and earlier in the week protesters tried to enter the A59 motorway.