Dutch police use water cannon to disperse anti-immigration protestors

Thousands articulation anti-immigration protestation successful the Hague, with clashes starring to attacks connected constabulary vehicles.

A h2o cannon was deployed by Dutch constabulary to disperse anti-immigration demonstrators successful the Hague aft immoderate protestors began throwing bottles and rocks astatine constabulary officers.

A a spokesperson for the Hague section authorities connected Saturday said the those targeted by the constabulary h2o cannon had divided from the main objection to artifact a highway.

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Held conscionable implicit a period earlier the Dutch nationalist elections, the objection was organised by right-wing activistic Els Rechts.

She campaigns against asylum seekers and for fairer lodging policies successful the Netherlands.

Traangas ingezet bij #Elsfest op het #Malieveld pic.twitter.com/45lAu92Vxu

— Bob van Keulen (@BobHGL) September 20, 2025

Translation: Tear state deployed astatine Elsfest connected the Malieveld

According to section Dutch media, thousands of radical joined the protest, which besides saw astatine slightest 1 constabulary car acceptable connected fire.

Leader of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), Geert Wilders, was besides invited to the protestation by Rechts but chose not to attend, helium said successful a station connected X.

He condemned the unit connected X, saying, “Blocking the road and utilizing unit against the constabulary is completely, utterly unacceptable”.

Dutch voters volition caput to the polls connected October 29 successful drawback elections triggered by the dramatic collapse of the right-wing governing coalition.

In June, Wilders announced the withdrawal of his enactment from the 11-month-old right-wing Netherlands conjugation authorities led by erstwhile Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

Wilders said the different 3 parties successful the conjugation had failed to backmost his plans to ace down connected asylum for refugees.