Dutch Police Detain More Than 180 in Third Night of Curfew Violence

Dutch Police Detain More Than 180 in Third Night of Curfew Violence
Police officers and vehicles arrive to disperse people from the site of one of the COVID-19 curfew protests in Geleen, Netherlands, on Jan. 25, 2021, in this still image from video obtained from social media. Evert Bopp via Reuters
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AMSTERDAM—Dutch police detained more than 180 people in a third night of unrest in cities across the Netherlands, where roaming groups of rioters set fires, threw rocks, and looted stores in violence triggered by a night curfew aimed at curbing the coronavirus.

Burning objects are seen on a street amid COVID-19 curfew protests in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Jan. 25, 2021, in this still image from video obtained from social media. (Facebook, Instagram @Imadbenoffical via Reuters)
Burning objects are seen on a street amid COVID-19 curfew protests in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Jan. 25, 2021, in this still image from video obtained from social media. Facebook, Instagram @Imadbenoffical via Reuters