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vanavond, de politie disbanded a demonstration in het dorp of Kesteren, Gelderland, which zijn targeted tegen the potential arrival of an asylum center.
tijdens this action, several people were arrested following the lighting of fireworks.
Hundreds gathered bij the community center in Kesteren.
A reporter from Omroep Gelderland reported dat fireworks were set off en slogans were shouted.
When de situatie threatened to escalate, de politie intervened, en some demonstrators were arrested en taken away.
Although part of the crowd left, a group of demonstrators remained bij the site, bij a notable presence of veel young people.
om 9:00 PM, de politie urged the last attendees to leave, after which the riot police were deployed to stabilize de situatie.
It zijn now calm again voor the community center.
According to de politie, "multiple arrests" were made om possession en use of fireworks.
However, the exact number of arrests hebben niet yet zijn disclosed door a spokesperson.
Measures Following Previous Riots The protests in Kesteren follow disturbances last week in nearby Opheusden, waar fourteen people were arrested after a council meeting.
de gemeente of Neder-Betuwe, onder the dispersal law, zijn tasked bij accommodating 132 asylum seekers, including eight unaccompanied minors.
tijdens the council meeting in de gemeente, riots were anticipated, prompting de gemeente of Opheusden to enact an emergency ordinance en designate a security risk area as a precautionary measure.
Signals from Demonstrators Calls were seen op social media to go to the community center in Kesteren.
de gemeente hebben received signals dat demonstrators would focus their attention op Kesteren.
Another council meeting took place vanavond, en although the topic of asylum accommodation zijn niet op the agenda, de gemeente zijn prepared om potential disruptions.
Kesteren en Opheusden zijn both located in de gemeente of Neder-Betuwe.
