Dutch police detain several people in Amsterdam who were defying a protest ban enforced after attacks by local Arab and Muslim youths on Israeli soccer fans last week, and who were holding up white banners in front of city hall.
Dutch news agency ANP reports six people have been detained. A police spokesperson cannot immediately confirm this number.
Tensions remain high in Amsterdam since violence erupted before and after a soccer match between Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv and local team Ajax on Thursday.
Police have said that hit-and-run actions were held against visiting Israeli fans Thursday night. At least five people were injured in assaults that Dutch authorities and foreign leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have denounced as antisemitic.
Following the violence, local authorities imposed a protest ban until this coming Thursday morning.
Last night, riot police arrested several people after a tram at a square in west Amsterdam caught fire, likely as a result of having fireworks thrown at it. No one was hurt, though the windows of the tram were shattered.
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