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Protesters threw fireworks and rocks at police, damaged storefronts and looted stores during demonstrations on Monday in the Netherlands. Marco De Swart/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
Dutch demonstrators again defied the country s new curfew to protest government restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. Hundreds of people have been arrested in recent days as the protests turned violent with rioters attacking police.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte disputed the motivations of the rioters. What motivated these people has nothing to do with protesting, he told reporters Monday. It s criminal violence and we will treat it as such.
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