Overview

• Riot police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse groups that split from a large Malieveld rally and clashed with officers.
• At least one police car was set on fire, a stretch of the A12 motorway was briefly blocked, and windows at the D66 party office were smashed.
• D66 leader Rob Jetten denounced the vandalism, while caretaker Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Justice Minister Foort van Oosten condemned the violence.
• Organizer Els Rechts distanced herself from the unrest and urged supporters to leave, saying she opposed any use of force.
• Geert Wilders, invited but absent from the event, criticized the rioters and called the attacks on police and road blockages unacceptable.