Rioting erupted in the Netherlands over the weekend between two African migrant groups that resulted in police cars being torched.
The Associated Press reported that a group of Eritreans that opposes the African country’s government attacked a venue where a group loyal to Eritrea’s government was holding a meeting.
The Hague Municipality spokesman Robin Middel said, “It got seriously out of hand.”
Video of the attack showed dozens of military-aged males rioting, smashing windows, and destroying vehicles as police arrived on scene.
Stones were later thrown at law enforcement officials and there were reports of approximately a dozen police officers and firefighters sustaining injuries.
Police had to use tear gas to disperse the migrants and quell the violence.
“Rioters break into an entrance at the Opera,” a local reporter posted on X. “Windows are broken and attempts are made to enter. The fire brigade has also left again and cannot extinguish the fire.”
WATCH:
Eritreans in The Hague. pic.twitter.com/RnbASFWSfE
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) February 17, 2024
Parts of The Hague, Netherlands were set on fire by warring African migrants from Eritrea who attacked each another and police. pic.twitter.com/J0arCB9mtA
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) February 18, 2024
The Associated Press highlighted numerous examples of widespread violence that the African migrants from Eritrea have caused, including injuring dozens of police officers at a cultural event in Germany last September; violent riots in Israel last September, and 22 German police officers that were injured in separate attacks at a festival earlier in 2023.