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Dutch police arrest 184 people after third night of coronavirus curfew violence in 10 cities
Dutch police have arrested more than 180 people on a third night of unrest in cities across the Netherlands.
Key points:
- Riot police with shields and batons were deployed in 10 Dutch cities
- A night time curfew has been imposed to limit the spread of coronavirus
- Dutch authorities say it’s the worst violence they’ve seen in 40 years
Roaming groups of rioters set fires, threw rocks and looted stores in violence triggered by a night curfew aimed at curbing new infections from coronavirus.
The first curfew since World War II followed a warning by the National Institute for Health (RIVM) over a new wave of infections due to the UK COVID-19 variant.
It was imposed across the Netherlands on Saturday despite weeks of declines in new infections.
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