Anti-Asylum Riots Fueled by Instigators From Outside Municipality, Mayor Says
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Anti-asylum riots fueled by instigators from outside municipality, mayor says
Instigators from outside the municipality likely fueled anti-asylum protests in Opheusden and Kesteren, reported mayor Jan Kottelenberg of the municipality of Neder Betuwe, which covers the towns. Four police officers required emergency medical treatment for hearing damage following protests against plans to shelter 132 asylum seekers in the area that spiraled out of control last month.
Four police officers had to be treated for hearing damage in the emergency room following the protests that got out of hand last month in Opheusden and Kesteren against the accommodation of 132 asylum seekers in the municipality. This is according to Mayor Jan Kottelenberg of Neder-Betuwe, to which the two places belong.
Four police officers had to be treated for hearing damage in the emergency room following the protests that got out of hand last month in Opheusden and Kesteren against the accommodation of 132 asylum seekers in the municipality. This is according to Mayor Jan Kottelenberg of Neder-Betuwe, to which the two places belong.
Mayor Jan Kottelenberg (CDA) of Neder-Betuwe states in a column that four police officers sustained hearing damage during the anti-asylum riots in his municipality. Demonstrators threw heavy fireworks at the police during protests in Opheusden and Kesteren. The officers had to be taken to the emergency room following the disturbances. The police were unavailable this evening to provide further explanation to the NOS. The mayor calls the throwi…
Four police officers sustained hearing damage and ended up in the emergency room following last month's asylum seeker center protests in Opheusden and Kesteren. According to the mayor, "splinter groups from outside the municipality" played a role.
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