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muriel_volestrangler

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9. Covid: Curfew riots hit Netherlands for third night

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 08:49 PM

Jan 2021

Police in the Netherlands have again clashed with protesters defying a curfew, following a weekend of unrest.

Riot police fired warning shots and used tear gas to clear streets in Rotterdam, after an emergency order issued by the mayor failed to move hundreds of protesters.
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There were more violent scenes in several cities across the country on Monday. Riot police clashed with protesters in Amsterdam as well as Rotterdam, Amersfoort and Geleen.

Fires were lit on the streets of The Hague, where police on bicycles attempted to move small clusters of men who threw rocks and fireworks, the BBC's Anna Holligan reports from the city.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55799919

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Coronavirus: Dutch COVID curfew protests turn violent. [View all] BigmanPigman Jan 2021 OP

The world is in the grip of a dire pandemic and people cannot cooperate a little bit? Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #1

Looks that way. BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #2

Right, the entire world is going insane. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #3

Cooperate *a little bit*? TheFarseer Jan 2021 #5

I hear you. I am at the end of my rope too. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #6

I've often posited that the climate crisis is responsible cilla4progress Jan 2021 #4

Could Covid be causing neurological deficits? Leading to mental illness and lowered IQ? Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #7

The flaw in the system is Turbineguy Jan 2021 #8

Covid: Curfew riots hit Netherlands for third night muriel_volestrangler Jan 2021 #9

It seems like the whole world is protesting BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #10