Hello and Welcome to this Live blog. Here we will keep you informed of the riots in the Hague after a demonstration for stricter asylum policies on the malieveld.
The press conference did not last long, it is now over.
More than 30 judgments and two jured Police Officers More than Thirty people were arrested During the Riots in the Hague Today, The Triangle (Mayor, Police and Justice) Said at a Press Conference in the City. Two Police Officers were also injured.
“We Knew in Advance that Groups Might Misbehave. But You Cannot Foresee That Ultimately 1,200 People are Willing to Commit This Violence,” The Police Say.
Two Police Officers Were Injured Duration the Protests in The Hague.
Mayor Jan van Zanen of the Hague calls the riots “Unprecedenteded and Unworthy of the Netherlands”.
The Press Conference Has started.
The Press Conference Will starts in A Few Minutes. It May Become Clear here how many people have bone arrested and Whether Police Officers Have Been jured.
The Hague Triangle Holds a Press Conference at 9:00 pm The Hague Triangle (Mayor, Police and Justice) Will Hold a Press Conference About the Riots in the Hague at 9:00 pm.
It has bone reasonly Quiet again on the square near the Binnenhof Since 8:00 pm. The Area is again accessible to the public, and some police officers are still on site to patrol.
A Little over Half An Hour Ago, The Police In The Hague Cleared the Terraces. At Least Two People Have Been arrested in the Process.
Accordance to jetten, it is up to “all democratic forces to draw a clear line this and say: we will not accept this, we will not accept this, this is not our Netherlands.” Political Leaders from Left to Right Have Condemned the Violence. The Damage to the Building is “Really huge,” Says the Party Leader. Boards Have Now Been Scredwed in Front of the Windows.
Jetten After Destruction of Party Office: ‘Unacceptable within a Democracy’ The Destruction of the National Party Office of D66 “Fits Into A Broader Trend of Intimidation and Violence That Is Unactable Within Our Democracy,” Says D66. The Windows of the Building Were Smashed After A Demonstration Against Immigration Got Out of Hand on Saturday. Jetten says he will not be intimidated. “I will continuously to campaign everywhere in the country tomorrow and in the coming week, talking to people, because I am also really convinced that most dutch people have nothing to do the extreme images we have seen today and that people as well.”
Police Remove demonstrators from the Plein The Police Have Removed Don’t from People from the Terraces on the Plein in the Center of the Hague. At Least Two People Have Been arrested, a reporter from the ANP sees. These are probably people who were previously present at the demonstration on the malieveld for a stricter asylum policy.
Access to the Plein Has Been Blocked by the Police, Reports A Nu.nl Reporter on the Spot. It is Quiet in the Streets around the square and on the Malieveld.
Two Photo Journalists injured by demonstrators Duration the Riots in the Hague on Saturday, Two Photojournalists were kured by demonstrators. This is Confirmed by the Pers Secure Organization, A Reporting Center for Violence and Aggression Against Journalists, Following Reports by RTL News . “The Photographers were attacked from Behind by demonstrators and recedived heavy blows. They have Bruises, But Fortunately Did not have to go to the Hospital,” Said Peter ter Velde, Project Leader of Press Safe.
It is not yet know how many people have bone arrested by the police in the Hague. We are still awaiting an announced statement.
Several Windows Were Smashed Earlier Today at the D66 Party Office in the Hague. There was also a burning garbage can in front of the building this afternoon.
Police Car on Fire Duration Grim Protest On Malieveld
Duration the protests this Afternoon, Police Officers were Harassed, and a Police Car was Set on Fire.
It is now Quieter in the Hague City Center, Writes Omroep West . There are still some demonstrators present, but there is no Longer the Large Group from Earlier.
A photographer from RVP Media was Attacked by Rioters in the Hague, Reports The Nos . The photographer ended up between the rioters and the riot police, and was then allegedly Beaten and Kicked. He was tasks to the Hospital by ambulance.
How many people have leg arrested has not yet leg announced. “We are now collecting information and will come with a statement later on Saturday. This will also include a statement from the Municipality,” Said a Spokesperson for the Municipality.
Me Clears Malieveld After Further Escalation of Protest Against Immigration
Police Carry Out Unknown Number of judgments The Police Have arrested Several People Today Door the Riots in the Hague. How many people have leg arrested has not leg announced. “We are now collecting information and will come with a statement later on Saturday. This will also include a statement from the Municipality,” Said a Spokesperson.
The Riot Police Are Present at the Binnenhof and On The Square in Front of the Binnenhof. This is Currently closed due to renovations, but the demonstrators are trying to remove the fences.
Riots in the Hague, this is what we know now:
There are now also many police present at the Binnenhof.
The demonstrators were ultimately not on the a12 for long. The Riot Police Were Quickly on Site with Two Water Cannons. The Estimated Several Hundred Demonstrators Then Ran Off the Highway, Reports ANP .
The Riot Police Are Now Clearing The Malieveld Using Tear Gas and Dogs.
A Police Car was Set on Fire and Turned upside down at the Malieveld. The Car was Extingughed by a Water Cannon.
Some demonstrators have moved from the Malieveld to the center of the Hague. Images show demonstrators attacking the d66 office. They smash Windows and Put a Burning Garbage Can in Front of the Door.
Mayor Jan van Zanen has declared an emergency order. As a result, the police were allowed to use tear gas on the malieveld. The Riot Police have ended the demonstration and are clearing The Malieveld.