Dutch tram set on fire in new Amsterdam unrest

Dozens of radical equipped with sticks and firecrackers acceptable a tram connected occurrence successful Amsterdam connected Monday, constabulary said.

It was not wide whether the unrest was related to attacks connected Israeli shot fans past week.

Also connected Monday, constabulary made respective further arrests related to the attacks.

It comes a time aft riot constabulary broke up a pro-Palestinian protestation connected Dam Square.

What other bash we cognize astir the tram incidental successful Amsterdam?

The tram caught occurrence astatine the '40-'45 Square successful occidental Amsterdam, according to a constabulary spokesman. The windows of the tram were besides shattered.

The spokesperson said that nary 1 was injured successful the incident, arsenic the tram had been empty.

Police said the occurrence was rapidly extinguished and riot officers cleared the square, making respective arrests.

Footage connected section broadcaster AT5 showed radical successful the quadrate throwing fireworks, poles and woody pallets.

Police told radical to enactment distant from the square, adding that riot squads would stay there.

Dutch constabulary made aggregate arrests aft a tram was damaged astatine '40-'45 Square successful AmsterdamImage: AP/picture confederation

Five caller arrests implicit attacks connected Israeli fans

Dutch constabulary said that they had arrested 5 much radical implicit suspected engagement successful attacks connected Israeli shot supporters who had travel to spot a match betwixt visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax Amsterdam past week.

The suspects are men aged 18 to 37 and surviving successful the Netherlands.

Police had antecedently announced 63 arrests successful transportation with the attacks, but lone 4 radical remained successful custody and appeared earlier a Dutch justice connected Monday, nationalist prosecutors said.

Earlier connected Monday, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned the incidents arsenic "antisemitic attacks."

"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," Schoof told a property conference.

The Dutch premier stressed that "there is thing that tin justify" the attacks on on the Israeli shot fans

Amsterdam banned demonstrations for 3 days from Friday implicit the incidents.

sdi/lo (AP, AFP, dpa, Reuters)