[Netherlands] Riots: Violent demonstration

On 2 April 2025, in the evening, around 70 demonstrators gathered outside sporthal Naestenbest in Best (Noord-Brabant) to demonstrate against plans for an asylum seekers' center on the Hooiweg, violently disrupting an information meeting about the center. Demonstrators forced open the main door several times, attempted to storm the building, set off fireworks inside the entrance hall, threw eggs, shouted slogans, and used megaphones and airhorns. One 14-year-old boy was arrested after throwing a Cobra firework; police used batons during a scuffle following the arrest. The mayor and several aldermen were threatened and had to be escorted away by police after the meeting was called off due to safety concerns.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-02

Country

Netherlands

Event type

riot

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