New arrests over violence after Ajax-Maccabi match

Dutch constabulary person made 5 much arrests implicit the unit which followed a lucifer involving an Israeli shot squad successful Amsterdam connected Thursday night.

The 5 men, each from the Netherlands and aged betwixt 18 and 37, are suspected of "public unit against persons" earlier and aft the Maccabi Tel Aviv lucifer against section squad Ajax.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof said earlier connected Monday that "antisemitic attacks against Israelis and Jews" were "nothing abbreviated of shocking and reprehensible".

Unrest flared up again successful the metropolis connected Monday evening erstwhile an bare tram was attacked. Some rioters reportedly shouted "Free Palestine", according to section media.

On Thursday night, youths connected scooters criss-crossed the Dutch superior successful "hit-and-run" attacks connected Maccabi supporters who were visiting for the Europa League match, authorities said.

Five radical were treated successful infirmary and others suffered insignificant injuries.

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The 5 caller arrests travel connected apical of 63 announced by the authorities since the violence. One of the 5 was released from custody but remains a suspect.

Police besides made respective arrests aft the caller unrest successful the metropolis connected Monday. No injuries were reported.

Dozens of youths dressed successful achromatic damaged cars successful a occidental suburb, wherever the tram was attacked connected '40-'45 Square. Videos posted connected societal media amusement a tram being attacked with fireworks and its windows being shattered.

A occurrence connected the tram was rapidly extinguished and riot officers cleared the square, making arrests, German broadcaster DW reports.

Schoof promised that the Netherlands would absorption connected bringing perpetrators of Thursday's unit to justice.

"The images and reports for Amsterdam and what we've seen this play of antisemitic attacks against Israelis and Jews are thing abbreviated of shocking and reprehensible," helium told journalists.

He besides commented connected reports that Maccabi supporters had attacked a taxi and burnt a Palestinian emblem successful Amsterdam, arsenic good arsenic chanting anti-Arab slogans.

"We are good alert of what happened earlier with Maccabi supporters but we deliberation that's of a antithetic class and we condemn immoderate unit arsenic well, but that is nary excuse whatsoever for what happened aboriginal connected that nighttime successful the attacks connected Jews successful Amsterdam," helium said.

Pro-Palestinian protests planned successful caller days had been banned, angering activists.

Some person argued that they should beryllium escaped to dependable their disapproval of Israel's actions successful Gaza and the actions of the Maccabi supporters. Police main Peter Holla has said determination had been incidents "on some sides" during Thursday's clashes.

The unit was condemned by leaders crossed Europe, the US and Israel. For many, it was particularly shocking coming connected the eve of commemorations marking Kristallnacht, the 1938 Nazi pogroms against German Jews.

Three-quarters of Jewish radical successful the Netherlands were murdered during the Holocaust successful World War Two.

Reports of antisemitic incidents successful Europe person risen since the commencement of the warfare successful Gaza just implicit a twelvemonth ago.