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Utrecht Protests End Peacefully Under Tight Security as Crews Tackle Separate Emergencies

A judge endorsed the mayor’s safety-first plan to keep the rally in Moreelsepark, underpinning a large police operation to prevent confrontations.

Overview

  • Demonstrations in Utrecht concluded without major incidents, with police reporting three arrests and keeping rival groups separated.
  • The court upheld restrictions that fixed the location at Moreelsepark and blocked a city march, and parts of the center were designated a safety‑risk area allowing preventive searches.
  • Abrona’s woongroep in Huis ter Heide saw a second fire in two weeks, triggering evacuation as one staff member and two residents were taken to hospital for checks and the cause is investigated.
  • Search teams with sonar and divers resumed work in Amsterdam’s Afrikahaven for two people missing after a collision between a workboat and a larger vessel, with officials saying survival is unlikely.
  • About 200 passengers were evacuated from a Eurostar at Rotterdam Blaak after a short circuit caused smoke, and election‑period tensions included fireworks thrown at campaigners, vandalized boards in Maassluis and Veendam, and Dilan Yeşilgöz reporting a suspicious situation near her home.