Anti-lockdown protesters who defied an order not to assemble for a demonstration in Amsterdam have clashed with riot police armed with batons and shields.
Anti-lockdown protesters who defied an order not to assemble for a demonstration in Amsterdam have clashed with riot police armed with batons and shields. H undreds gathered in a square in the Dutch capital on Sunday to oppose Covid-19 restrictions introduced by the government on December 19. Police dogs were deployed as a small number of agitators confronted officers in riot gear. It is understood that at least one person was detained. Another person walked through the crowd carrying a “Trump 2024” flag. Coronavirus infection rates have been gradually decreasing for weeks in the Netherlands, which reintroduced lockdown measures in November and tightened them further during the Christmas season.
