Overview

• Police say 27 of the 37 arrested remain in custody as probes continue into assaults, vandalism and attempts to breach the parliament complex.
• The mayor blamed coordinated hooligan groups for “extreme violence,” with officers hit by stones and bottles and a police car set on fire.
• Riot police deployed water cannon and tear gas after crowds swelled to roughly 1,200–1,500, and about 1,500 later blocked the A12 highway.
• The D66 party’s local office was vandalized and several journalists were injured, including two photographers beaten, according to police and Dutch media.
• Organizer Els Noort, known as Els Rechts, publicly condemned the violence as national politicians across parties denounced the unrest ahead of the October 29 vote.