Overview

• Police deployed tear gas and a water cannon after breakaway groups threw stones and bottles, torched a police car and blocked the A12 highway.
• Rioters smashed windows at the D66 party’s Hague office, and a smaller contingent moved toward the fenced parliament complex before being held back.
• Officials reported at least 30 detentions and two injured officers, with police saying further arrests are likely as investigations continue.
• Organizer Els Rechts said she expected a peaceful rally and publicly distanced herself from the violence after calling the Malieveld demonstration.
• Geert Wilders, D66 leader Rob Jetten and caretaker Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned the clashes, with local authorities signaling criminal prosecutions.