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Police Put an End to Anti-Asylum Center Protest in Kesteren, Multiple Arrests

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The police ended a protest this evening in the Gelderland village of Kesteren against the possible arrival of an asylum seekers' center. Several people were arrested after fireworks were set off. A few hundred people had gathered in front of the Kesteren village hall this evening. According to a reporter from Omroep Gelderland, fireworks were set off and slogans could be heard from the crowd. When the situation became more turbulent, the police…

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The police ended a protest this evening in the Gelderland village of Kesteren against the possible arrival of an asylum seekers' center. Several people were arrested after fireworks were set off. A few hundred people had gathered in front of the Kesteren village hall this evening. According to a reporter from Omroep Gelderland, fireworks were set off and slogans could be heard from the crowd. When the situation became more turbulent, the police…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Mobile Unit intervened in the Gelderland village of Kesteren, in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, during an asylum seekers' center protest after fireworks were...

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Mobile Unit intervened in the Gelderland village of Kesteren during an asylum seekers' center protest after fireworks were set off. An ANP reporter witnessed this. A handful of people were taken away in vans by the Mobile Unit. A week earlier, there were riots in the neighboring village of Opheusden, during which fourteen people were arrested.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The situation flared up again at an asylum seeker center protest in Neder-Betuwe. While it remained calm on Thursday evening in Opheusden, which was fully controlled by the police, hundreds of people took to the streets in Kesteren. Fireworks were set off in abundance. At a quarter past nine, riot police were deployed to clear the area.

The police intervened on Thursday evening at a protest against a potential asylum seekers' center (AZC) in Kesteren. Several people were arrested after fireworks were set off. A handful of demonstrators were taken away in vans.

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gld.nl broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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