Anti-immigration demonstration in The Hague turns violent, weeks before general election

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Anti-immigration demonstration in The Hague turns violent, weeks before general election  An anti-immigration protest in The Hague, attended by hundreds, turned violent on Saturday as rioters clashed with police, set a car on fire and vandalised a political party's office.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/20/anti-immigration-demonstration-in-the-hague-turns-violent-weeks-before-general-election  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00An anti-immigration demonstration attended by hundreds in The Hague turned violent on Saturday.

00:08Groups of rioters temporarily blocked the highway, set a police vehicle on fire and threw objects at riot police.

00:16The police in return used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse the crowd.

00:22Protesters also vandalized the office of center-left political party Democrat 66.

00:27Its party leader Rob Jetten called on rioters to, quote,

00:31keep their hands off political parties and said they would not be intimidated.

00:36Other political figures, including caretaker Prime Minister Dix-Hof and far-right party leader Heert Wilders, denounced the violence.

00:46Hundreds had gathered at the Maliveld in The Hague after a woman called Els Rex on social media issued a call

00:52to protest against immigration and demand stricter asylum laws.

00:55She has also denounced the violence and clarified she had intended for it to be a peaceful protest.

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