Police arrested a 28-year-old Rotterdam man accused of inciting people to commit violence ahead of the disorder and uproar in The Hague on Saturday. The suspect was one of several who distributed a video online suggesting people riotously disrupt an event for members of the Eritrean community, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said on Tuesday.
Violent clashes in The Hague between supporters and opponents of Eritrea's authoritarian government resulted in injury to six police officers and considerable damage to property, police in the Dutch city reported on Sunday. Police and emergency service staff were pelted with stones and fireworks as the opposing groups clashed at an events centre in the city on Saturday evening. Thirteen men between the ages of 19 and 36 were arrested, police said. Two police vehicles and a coach were completely
Most parties high in the polls for the November 22 elections oppose a total ban on fireworks. GroenLinks-PvdA is the only party in the top five of the Peilingwijzer that supports replacing consumer fireworks with, for example, professional fireworks shows. The popular newcomer party NSC from Pieter Omtzigt opposes a ban, favoring better enforcement of current rules, a spokesperson said. VVD, PVV, and BBB have long been outspoken opponents.
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