A multicultural association based in Amsterdam-Oost warned that it learned of the possibility that people might attempt to riot in the city’s eastern district. The Assadaaka Community group issued the appeal against violence on Wednesday evening,

Police in Amsterdam say they have detained dozens of people taking part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration countering a temporary ban on protests. Officials said hundreds of officers were on duty and had forced the demonstrators from the Dutch capital's central Dam Square into the surrounding streets.