Coronavirus Netherlands, kidnapped by hooded youth rioted against curfew
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At least 33 people were arrested in brawls in the Dutch city of Rotterdam during the fourth night of riots between agents and groups of young people who called protests against the curfew, although the police stressed that
the calm played a
large part on
Tuesday night.
part of the Netherlands.
There are no figures of detainees in protests in other cities, although
only in Rotterdam, agents arrested 33 people
for different crimes during the first two hours of the curfew, which began at 9:00 p.m., such as the commission of vandalism, the call for protests during curfew hours or for refusing to show an identity document to the authorities.
In the
Amsterdam
region
there were also several hours of tensions, with groups of young people who gathered to launch fireworks and start riots with the police, but in the end the authorities managed to gain control of the situation and fined several for violate the curfew, although it is not clear if there are also detainees.
MORE CALM
According to
Willem Woelers, an
officer of the National Police, there has been "a really different panorama than yesterday, although in several cities there are young people on the street in groups, some larger and others smaller, and we also see soccer fans" , but noted that "there has been no reason for the deployment of riot control or other special units, as happened yesterday."
The agents are "relatively satisfied with this" and
the "atmosphere is calmer",
although they acknowledge that "there are still people on the streets and it is too early to make a final balance because it is still seen that all kinds of messages".
ALL PREPARED
The municipalities had prepared for another night of riots, so they had taken administrative measures, such as the declaration of a
municipal emergency
to be able to take out the riot police if necessary, control all access roads and detain the participants .
Business owners also took
practical steps to get ahead of rioters,
erecting wooden blocks to protect doors and windows and prevent looting of their stores, while schools and daycares that serve the children of vital professionals are closed. for the rest - they sent the kids home earlier than usual.
The Prosecutor's Office and the Police asked parents to
monitor their children
and keep them at home throughout the afternoon, after security camera images showed that some of the participants in the riots were adolescents.
"Know where your son is and talk to him,
if your son commits crimes, he is likely to have a criminal record. The consequences of that are enormous," warned the chief prosecutor of Brabant, Heleen Rutgers.
Since last Saturday, when the curfew came into force, agents
have detained more than 500 people
and imposed thousands of fines, although there were also several police officers injured in the clashes with participants in the protests, which included burning of containers, looting and attacks on public furniture in riots that have stunned the Netherlands.
Businessmen and neighbors
mobilized each morning to clean up the damage
caused at night by young people who had participated in the protests, while football fans in Maastricht and Den Bosch took to the streets tonight at the beginning of the curfew to protect their cities against those groups.
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