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Tuesday, 28 April 2015 - 10:56

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Kick to face knocks down Rotterdam public transit worker

A conductor working for the Rotterdam transport company RET got kicked in the face on Eendracthsplein subway station on Monday afternoon. Three people were arrested after the incident. According to RTL, a man was trying to leave the station without a public transport card. He started pulling on the gate when the RET employee confronted him. The man's friend interfered and kicked the conductor in the face. The police arrested the man, his friend as well another member of the public who was behaving aggressively towards the police officers.

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