In the city center of the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, the police arrested 35 people at degenerate celebrations. Fireworks were thrown, and several people said they were insulting and could not identify themselves, the police said on Tuesday evening. In some cases, the riot police cleared places. Among other things, at the main station and on a central street, heavy firecrackers were ignited and thrown in the direction of people. A police officer suffered hearing damage. There were also traffic delays.
According to the police, ten arrests were made in Amsterdam, and others have not been ruled out. The football celebrations had degenerated into riots with damage to property, heavy firecrackers and violence against rescue workers. The police criticized that a small group of rioters spoiled the fun of happy football fans again. Ten arrests were also made in The Hague. There, too, firecrackers were thrown and riot police officers were deployed. Strong communities of Moroccan descent live in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Morocco secured their 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 against Belgium, Morocco’s supporters rioted in Brussels.