2015 Geldermalsen riot

2015 Geldermalsen riot
Part of the European migrant crisis
Location Geldermalsen, Netherlands
Date 16 December 2015
Attack type
 Rioting
Weapons Stones, fireworks, bottles
Non-fatal injuries
 3+
Perpetrators 14 arrested
No. of participants
 2,000 local protesters
Defenders Geldermalsen police

The 2015 Geldermalsen riot was a riot in the Dutch town of Geldermalsen on 16 December 2015 in protest of plans announced by the town council to construct a centre for 1,500 asylum seekers.[1][2]

Riots

On 16 December 2015, around 2,000 people in Geldermalsen protested and rioted outside the town hall as the town announced plans to build an asylum centre and accept 1,500 asylum seekers in light of the European migrant crisis.[3]

Protesters attempted to storm the town hall while throwing beer bottles, fireworks and stones were thrown at it and police, as politicians discussed the plans. Several protesters, two police officers and a businesswoman inside the city hall suffered injuries during the riot.[3][4] Fourteen protesters were reported to have been arrested in the riots.[3]

Aftermath

Dutch politicians have characterised the riot as "unacceptable" and "un-Dutch".[3]

It was later announced that the plans of constructing an asylum centre in the town had been scrapped, with the town council taking self-criticism for the speed of the decision process and the scale of the plans.[5]

Protests and riots have erupted in several Dutch towns and villages since 2015 in protest of plans to take in record numbers of migrants.[6] In January 2016, in Heesch, 1000 protesters rioted after plans to take in 500 asylum seekers in the town.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Migrant crisis: Dutch town riots over asylum centre plan". BBC News. 17 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Thousands riot in small Dutch town over plan for asylum-seeker centre". The Guardian. 17 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dutch protesters riot over plans to build refugee center in small town of Geldermalsen (VIDEO)". rt.com. Russia Today. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Woman hospitalised after she was hit by police in Geldermalsen". dutchnews.nl. Dutch News. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Geldermalsen refugee centre plan dropped in wake of riots". dutchnews.nl. 23 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "New riot in Dutch town against refugee centre". Yahoo News/AFP. 18 January 2016.
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