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Netherlands: hundreds of arrests after protests against Corona pads in The Hague

In the Dutch city of The Hague, a Demonstration is against CoronaRestrictions in violence handled. The police reported on Sunday in The Hague, mounted officers and water cannons against the protesters. Around 400 people had been detained.

The demonstrators in the centre of The Hague, protested against the distance rule of 1.50 meters. Many of them were holding hands. The Protest was according to police reports, initially peacefully, to football fans at the nearby train station, stones and bottles against police, hurling.

The officers attempted according to his own, to disperse the demonstrators. Numerous people have not wanted to go, despite the demonstration runs, a kesselte the police therefore arrested them. At the train station, five people had been also taken because of the stone throwing festival. A part of the detainees had been left until the evening again.

The mayor was afraid of a pre-riots

Mayor Johan Remkes had banned the Demonstration first. Reason of the ban is only applicable to Corona-pads were not, such as the Dutch news Agency, reported ANP. Remkes had feared, moreover, pre-riots, as the police had received information that “troublemakers” – including football fans – wanted to participate in the Demonstration. The mayor allowed but a temporary rally.

The Corona restrictions in the Netherlands were less strict than in many other European countries, and were relaxed, moreover, most of them are already. Since the beginning of June, Restaurants, cafes, cinemas and museums are allowed to open again. According to official data, there were up Sunday in the Netherlands 49.593 infection with the novel Coronavirus and 6090 deaths.

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