Most of the demonstrators were detained by the police because they refused to obey calls to disperse.
Dutch police detained 281 people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the center of the capital Amsterdam, despite a ban on protests. This is stated in a statement from law enforcement officials.
Last night, a group of hundreds of protesters descended on Dam Square in the city center; The police intervened and stopped the demonstration.
Law enforcement officials detained 281 people, 265 demonstrators were detained for refusing to comply with calls to disperse.
Eight other people were arrested “for possession of items that have the potential to cause a breach of the peace or cause bodily harm.”
Four people were detained for violence, vandalism, hooliganism, and disobeying police orders.
Police also added that they are investigating the possible use of violence against demonstrators by law enforcement officers.
As is known, the anti-Israeli rallies are taking place at a time when the Netherlands is still reeling from the violence in Amsterdam last week, when on the night of November 8 in the Dutch capital, unknown assailants attacked the Israeli fans in the streets attending. a match between football clubs Ajax and Maccabi ( Tel Aviv).
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