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Monday, 21 October 2013 - 00:02
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Police besieged by angry mob

Some agents were attacked by an angry mob of several dozen people in the night from Saturday to Sunday in Roermond.They had to use batons to keep the crowd at a distance. Two people (16 and 32) were arrested, announced the police on Sunday. The uproar occurred after an argument in a café on the Zwartbroekplein. Even though it had been resolved by the staff of the pub, things escalated when the police appeared at the scene. uniform dutch police
Ministerie van Binnenlandse zaken en Veiligheid
Wikimedia commons The 32-year-old man insulted and threatened the police. When he hit an officer in the face, he was arrested. The officer was lightly wounded. When the 16-year-old boy also started threatening the police, he too was arrested. After the two arrests, the police left the scene.

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