The riots in Rotterdam last night have not gone unnoticed elsewhere in the world. American, British, German and French media, among others, reported the incident, in which a demonstration against 2G and the fireworks ban degenerated into an attack on the police.
“It burned. Firecrackers exploded. Thousands of furious ringleaders, Friday evening in Rotterdam,” the German newspaper wrote picture, who spoke of ‘hooligans’ who were ‘hunting policemen’. Dozens of people were injured and at least one man was shot. The city center has been utterly destroyed,” Bild reporter Sebastian Prengel, who was at the riots, reported.
Many media refer to the statement by mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, who spoke of an ‘orgy of violence’. “Fires were set on sidewalks and streets, police cars were set on fire and others were damaged, and objects were thrown at police officers and firefighters,” the German weekly wrote. of the mirror. “A trail of destruction was left behind.” Firefighters who tried to put out a police car were chased away by the rioters.
‘Feared for their lives’
Rotterdam police open fire after violence at Covid protest The Guardian online. The British newspaper explains that the unrest was related to opposition to the Dutch government’s corona plans. broadcaster BBC reports that the police in the Dutch city ‘collided with rioters’.
news channel Sky News writes that “hundreds of protesters set fire to cars, set off fireworks and threw stones at police, prompting the police officers – who feared for their lives – to respond with ‘direct shots’ and a water cannon.”
There is also a lot of attention for the riots in neighboring Belgium. The Belgian The morning headlines on its website that protests have gotten ‘completely out of hand’. “The demonstrators set off heavy fireworks, road signs and paving stones were demolished.” On the website of The last news photos and videos of burning vehicles and the actions of the police are shown.
injured
Newspapers such as la Repubblica in Italy, Le Figaro in France and the Spanish La Vanguardia also write about the violence in Rotterdam, but attention is also paid to it outside Europe. Media in Australia, Canada and the United States also publish news items. Including American broadcasters such as Fox News and newspapers like the Washington Post reports of the riots.
At least 20 arrests have been made so far. Seven protesters were injured. There have also been injuries on the side of the police; how much is still unclear. Warning shots were fired as well as targeted shots. An emergency order was in effect in the city until 04:30 this morning. The National Criminal Investigation Department has launched an investigation into the shooting by officers in various places in the center of Rotterdam.
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