China News Service, January 27. According to Agence France-Presse, demonstrations have erupted due to curfews in many parts of the Netherlands on the 23rd, and they have evolved into violent activities.

On the 26th, local time, after three nights of riots, the localities gradually returned to calm. The authorities deployed a large number of police on the streets. At least 400 people have been arrested.

On January 23, local time, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the city center after the curfew.

　　On the 26th, there were no reports of major incidents in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. The previous conflicts caused the worst riots in decades in these places. Shops were robbed, glass was smashed, and cars were burned.

　　The police said that on the evening of the 26th local time, a large group of young people gathered briefly in Amsterdam and set off fireworks. In the port city of Rotterdam, 33 people were arrested for vandalizing public property or violating the curfew, but no serious incidents were reported.

　　In order to control the new crown epidemic, the Netherlands implemented a national curfew on the 23rd, the first since World War II.

However, demonstrations against curfew and other epidemic prevention measures broke out in many places, and some of the demonstrations turned into violent activities.

At least 400 people have been arrested.

　　There are reports that people are organizing new protests on social media to oppose the curfew from 9 pm to 4:30 am. Several cities have granted the police additional powers.

On January 23, local time, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a police car patrolled the streets after the curfew was imposed.

　　Several Dutch government officials condemned the violence.

"You can't surrender to the people who smashed the store," Finance Minister Volk Huxtra said on the 26th.

　　Attorney General Feld Grapperhaus also stated that the government will continue to impose a curfew, which is expected to last at least until February 9, which is a key step in reducing new crown cases.

　　Prime Minister Rutte of the Dutch Caretaker Cabinet stated on social networking sites: “Violent crimes must stop.” The country’s police chief Essen said that the violence “has nothing to do with the right to demonstrate”.

　　At the same time, neighboring Belgium, which is also under a curfew, is worried that riots will spread.

"We take this very seriously because we are very close to the Dutch border," said Paul Van Meerte, the mayor of the Belgian city of Turnhout.

　　The Netherlands has taken the strictest measures since the outbreak. Bars and restaurants have been closed in October 2020, and schools and non-essential shops have been closed since December 2020.

At present, more than 13,600 people in the Netherlands have died from the new crown.