Multiple Arrests in Floradorp, Unrest Continues
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Reformatorisch Dagblad
The situation remains tense in Floradorp, a neighborhood in Amsterdam North. The police have been present in and around Sneeuwbalweg since Thursday afternoon because residents are setting fires in the street and throwing objects at the police. Around 11:30 PM, the police had arrested five people for disturbing the peace and public violence. Four of them are minors.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - The situation remains tense in Floradorp, a neighborhood in Amsterdam North. Police have been present in and around Sneeuwbalweg since Thursday afternoon because residents are setting fires in the street and throwing objects at the police. Around 11:30 p.m., the police had arrested five people for disturbing...
Unrest again in Floradorp: fire started and police pelted with fireworks and stones.
Significant unrest broke out on Wednesday evening in the Amsterdam working-class neighborhood of Floradorp following Mayor Femke Halsema's decision to continue banning the traditional New Year's Eve bonfire. Young people started fires, built barricades, and blocked streets. The Mobile Unit (ME) had to intervene multiple times and made arrests. Residents fear that the problems are not over anytime soon.
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