AMSTERDAM: Dutch police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse violent anti-migration protesters in The Hague on Saturday, a spokesperson for local government said.
Thousands of people had joined a protest organized by a rightwing activist in demand of stricter migration policies and a clampdown on asylum seekers, just over a month before a national election.
Large groups of protesters, many waving Dutch flags and flags associated with far-right groups, clashed violently with the police, throwing rocks and bottles, footage from broadcaster NOS showed.
A police car was set on fire and a group of protesters briefly blocked a highway near the site of the demonstration.
Local media reported that protesters also smashed several windows at the headquarters of the center-left D66 party, viewed by many on the far right as a party that serves a progressive elite.
