According to the Guardian, on 20 local time, anti-immigration protests broke out in the Netherlands, police and demonstrators clashed heavily.A local government spokesman said that Dutch police used tear gas and high-pressure water guns to disperse the protesters, 30 people were arrested and two police officers were wounded.
According to the report, the protest was organized by a right-wing activist and thousands of people participated in it, demanding stricter immigration policies and cracking down on asylum seekers. According to relevant departments, during the review of surveillance video, it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested in the next few days.
The scene footage showed a large number of demonstrators in intense clashes with the police, with many waving the Dutch flag and far-right groups-related flags and throwing stones and bottles.A police car was burned and a nearby highway was briefly blocked by a group of demonstrators.
According to local media reports, protesters broke several windows at the Democrats’ headquarters in the Netherlands. The party’s leader, Yeten, replied on social network X: “Smoke, don’t interfere with the political party. If you think it can intimidate us, it’s a miscalculation. We’ll never let extremists take our beautiful country.”