ROTTERDAM POLICE OPEN FIRE INJURING TWO PROTESTERS DURING ANTI LOCKDOWN PROTESTS

Rioting Erupts During Covid-19 Rules Protest in the Netherlands 

Protests in Rotterdam against new Dutch Covid-19 restrictions turned violent Friday night, and police said they arrested 51 people, fired warning shots and used water cannons to control rioters who pelted officers with rocks, burned cars and set off powerful fireworks The city-center riot followed new government restrictions to combat rising infections and hospitalizations. Violent protests against restrictions also occurred across the Netherlands in January. Dutch police said Saturday that order had been restored around midnight following much damage. They added more arrests were likely after police from around the country were dispatched to the port city. Seven people were injured, two of whom hit by bullets and remained hospitalized, police said. The National Criminal Investigation Department is investigating whether the bullet wounds were from rounds fired by police, as is routine in the Netherlands, Dutch police said on Twitter. Police officers were also injured, they said. Source