After Morocco reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the party in the Belgian capital Brussels got out of hand again. Some partygoers threw stones on Tuesday evening and set fire to a container, the Belga news agency reports. The police used, among other things, tear gas and arrested several people. Details were not initially known. Arrests were also made in Dutch cities.
In the city center of the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, the police have arrested 35 people at degenerate parties. Fireworks were thrown and several people said they were abusive and could not identify themselves, police said Tuesday night. In some cases, riot police cleared places. Heavy fireworks were ignited and thrown in the direction of people, including at the central station and in a central street. A police officer suffered hearing damage. In addition, there were traffic jams.
According to the police, ten arrests have been made in Amsterdam and others are not excluded. The football festivities had degenerated into riots with property damage, heavy fireworks and violence against rescue workers. The police criticized that a small group of rioters again spoiled the fun of happy football fans. Ten arrests were also made in The Hague. Fireworks were also thrown there and police officers from the ME were deployed. Strong communities of Moroccan origin live in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Morocco secured a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Tuesday with a 3-0 penalty shoot-out against Spain. At the end of November, after the North African’s victory over Belgium, the supporters of Morocco revolted in Brussels.
Source: Krone
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