US EditionAzc Demonstration in Doetinchem Gets Out of Hand: Officers Pelted with Heavy Fireworks, Riot Police Intervene
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Demonstration: The demonstration took place around a now-concluded council meeting about an asylum seekers' center in the Gelderland town. The riot police…
Police intervened Thursday evening during a protest against the arrival of an asylum seekers' center (AZC) in Doetinchem. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the town hall, where a council meeting was taking place about the center.
Earlier in the evening, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the town hall, while a council meeting was taking place inside about the reception of asylum seekers.
This evening, the Doetinchem city council will meet to discuss the arrival of an asylum seekers' center. Due to unrest last week around City Hall, the public and press are not welcome. Additional security measures have been implemented due to fears of further unrest. According to the Municipal Act, such a meeting should, in principle, be open to the public.
Five suspects remain in custody following violent disturbances in Doetinchem on Thursday evening. They are suspected of assault, vandalism, and incitement during a demonstration against an asylum seekers' center that got out of hand, according to police. The suspects are three men from Doetinchem, aged 18, 21, and 37, plus a 23-year-old man and a minor from the municipality of Aalten. Two other suspects, aged 25 and 31, from Doetinchem have sinc…
Demonstrations against asylum centers and COA reception centers took place in several locations across the Netherlands this evening. In Doetinchem, a demonstration got out of hand, forcing police to intervene. A total of seven people were arrested. Demonstrations also took place in Noordwijk and Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel.
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