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AMSTERDAM. Curfew after 21, for the first time since World War II.
Then violent riots broke out in various places in the Netherlands.
– If it continues, we are headed for civil war, says Eindhoven Mayor John Jorritsma.
Around 8.30pm, Amsterdam is completely silent. Some last trams, some last cyclists. After 9 pm, it is from the Saturday curfew that it is applied, with the police on the street making sure it is enforced. This is the first time the country has taken a similar measure since World War II.
Anyone who breaks the law is obliged to pay a fine of 95 euros (approximately 950 crowns). And with a quick glance at the otherwise bustling city center, it seems restrictions are being followed.
Violent riots
This weekend, the new austerity measures were met with protests and riots in several Dutch cities. More than 200 people were arrested in the country when police and protesters clashed, according to the BBC.
“This has nothing to do with protesting,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a statement on Monday, according to the BBC.
– This is criminal violence and we will treat it as such.
“My city is crying”
In Amsterdam, protests broke out in various places. In Eindhoven, protesters attacked police with fireworks and golf balls, hiding behind barricades made of burning bicycles. Supermarkets were looted and shop windows smashed, and riot police responded with tear gas.
– My city is crying and so am I, Eindhoven Mayor John Jorritsma said on Sunday night, according to the Daily Mail.
He called the protesters “the scum of the earth.”
– I am afraid that if we continue in this direction, we are heading towards a civil war.
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A testing center for COVID-19 caught fire in the Dutch fishing village of Urk last Saturday. At the same time, protesters and police clashed in several other cities in the country.
Fire Testing Center
Police buildings were attacked in several places. In Enschede, protesters threw stones at a hospital and in the village of Urk, a COVID-19 testing center was set on fire.
– The scene of the fire of a test center in Urk crosses all borders, says Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge according to the BBC.
On Monday night protests against the closure continued in several Dutch cities. Train traffic to Den Bosch was halted after violent riots and on social media, movie clips of protesters overturning cars or looting shops were released, writes RTL.
According to the Rotterdam police, the riot police were attacked on Monday night by hundreds of young people who threw stones and fireworks at them, to which they responded with tear gas to disperse the masses.
The densely populated country of just over 17 million people had more than 966,170 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 13,685 deaths from the virus on Monday night, according to John Hopkins University.
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