From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Dutch riot police clear Amsterdam campus of anti-Israel protestors, 125 arrested
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDutch riot police ended a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstration at an Amsterdam university early on Tuesday, arresting some 125 people in sometimes violent clashes, authorities says.
In messages posted overnight on social media platform X, police said they had to act to stop the event and dismantle tents that been set up by protesters, who used violence against police at the site.
“The police’s input was necessary to restore order. We see the footage on social media. We understand that those images may appear as intense,” police said.
Keurig optreden van politie tegen pro Hamas demonstranten op UvA terrein in Amsterdam.
En GroenLinks PvdA heeft wat uit te leggen lijkt me.
Kandidaat Kamerlid Paul Smits, hielp barricade op te bouwen, volgde orders politie niet op om te vertrekken en is later gearresteerd. pic.twitter.com/JjCdc0elyO— Gert-Wim Dubbeldam ???????????????? (@gwdubbeldam) May 7, 2024
Local media showed demonstrators shooting fireworks at police officers but there were no immediate reports of injuries on either side.
“All is now quiet… police stay in the vicinity of the Roeterseiland campus,” police said later on X.
Outgoing education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf said universities are a place for dialogue and debate and he was sad to see that police had to intervene.
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