131 Arrested on ‘Calmer’ Night During Dutch COVID-19 Curfew

131 Arrested on ‘Calmer’ Night During Dutch COVID-19 Curfew
A police officer speaks to youths on scooters at a road block during a nation-wide curfew in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Jan. 26, 2021. Peter Dejong/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Dutch police said Wednesday that the fourth night of the Netherlands’ coronavirus curfew passed more peacefully than the previous three nights marred by rioting. Even so, officers arrested 131 people, mainly for public order offenses and incitement.

“It was calmer around the curfew on Tuesday night than the days before,” police said in a statement.