THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police have fired warning shots, injuring an unknown number of people, as riots broke out in downtown Rotterdam at a demonstration against plans by the government to restrict access for unvaccinated people to some venues. Police said in a tweet that “there are injuries in connection with the shots” during the violent unrest Friday night. Riot police have used a water cannon to drive hundreds of rioters from a central street in the port city. Photos in Dutch media showed at least one police car ablaze and another with a bicycle smashed through the windshield. Police say that rioters started fires and threw fireworks during the rioting and authorities closed the city’s main railway station.
Rioting erupts in Rotterdam over coronavirus restrictions
