Protests: Another asylum center information evening devolves into chaos

Azc: Campaigners threw eggs and set off fireworks. There was also fierce dissatisfaction in the sports hall where the meeting was held. A meeting about...

The four hundred people present were escorted outside by the police.

An information meeting in Best about the arrival of an asylum seeker center (azc) in that municipality was terminated prematurely on Wednesday evening after things got unsettled when people turned against the plans. A police spokesperson confirms reports about this by Omroep Brabant.

The information evening on Wednesday night about the arrival of an asylum seekers' centre in Best was prematurely terminated. A large group of rioters were not allowed in and therefore banged on the doors, threw eggs and sought confrontation with the police.

Rioters hijack protest against AZC in Best

Eggshells still cling to the walls and windows—remnants of the protest against a new asylum seekers’ center (AZC) in Best, visible even on Thursday. The night before, an information session at the Naestenbest sports hall was abruptly halted when a group of rioters disrupted the event. The meeting was intended to inform registered residents of Best in small groups about the AZC plans. Activists from the group AZC Best Nee arrived with tractors, b…

In Bussum, there has been great unrest about the planned arrival of an emergency shelter for asylum seekers. About sixty concerned and angry residents came to the town hall of Gooise Meren on Wednesday evening to get their story straight. They feel that the municipality has sidelined them in the decision and are mainly concerned about the safety in their neighbourhood.