Article 5DAKF Netherlands shaken by third night of riots over Covid curfew

Netherlands shaken by third night of riots over Covid curfew

by
Jon Henley Europe correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5DAKF)

About 150 anti-lockdown protesters arrested after shops looted and cars set alight in several towns and cities

A third night of rioting has shaken the Netherlands as protesters rampaged through towns and cities around the country after government introduced a night-time curfew.

More than 180 people were arrested on Monday in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, where shops were vandalised and looted and the mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb, issued an emergency decree giving police broader powers of arrest.

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