Local media estimates show that as the city celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Dutch liberation at the end of Europe’s World War II, they gathered to demand opposition to the Israeli-Gaza War and the Dutch government to oppose it, Reuters reported.
They also held a red banner 80 meters (262 feet) long, and there was attached text that described it as a symbol of “the government refuses to draw”, referring to the Dutch government.
In a speech by Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoff, Dutch media reported that protesters had threw smoking bombs on stage.
A police spokesman could not clarify whether the protesters were among those arrested.
In his speech, the task referenced the war in Ukraine, and the era of comfort and freedom in Europe was over, and the lesson from 80 years ago was that the nation had to unite to overcome the challenges they faced.
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