Thousands demonstrated in The Hague on Saturday demanding stricter migration policies and tougher controls on asylum seekers. Dutch police deployed tear gas and a water cannon after protesters smashed windows, set a police car alight and blocked a highway.
Thirty people were arrested and two officers injured, local authorities said.
The protest was organised by right-wing activist Els Rechts and took place just over a month before the national election on 29 October. Footage from broadcaster NOS showed protesters waving Dutch flags and banners linked to far-right groups, as well as throwing bottles and rocks at police.
A police car was torched and a group blocked a major highway near the demonstration site. Several windows were smashed at the headquarters of the centre-left D66 party. D66 leader Rob Jetten said the damage inside the building was extensive.
Anti-migration populist Geert Wilders, who remains a strong figure in the polls, was invited to speak at the event but did not attend. He later condemned the violence, saying attacks on police were “utterly unacceptable” and calling those involved “idiots”.
Police have not ruled out more arrests as they review camera footage, according to local authorities.
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Belgium has marked the 10th-anniversary of the 2016 Brussels terror attacks, remembering the victims of the country’s deadliest peacetime attack and reflecting on changes to national security.
A drone attack on a hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, has killed at least 64 people and injured 89 more, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Saturday. Victims included children and medical staff, and the attack has put the facility out of service.
Cuba’s national power grid went down on Saturday, cutting electricity for millions, officials said. The outage marks the second nationwide blackout in a week and the third major grid failure in March.
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