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Wednesday, 27 January 2016 - 10:06

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Brawl between 100 asylum seekers broken up without injury

Emergency services broke up a massive brawl in the emergency asylum shelter in Rosmalen on Tuesday night. No one was injured. Some 100 asylum seekers were involved in the fight, according to Dutch newspaper AD. Emergency services, including the police, the fire brigade and an ambulance, responded en masse and with heavy equipment. According to the newspaper, there were 30 police cars on site. The reason for the fight is still unclear. The emergency asylum shelter is located on the Autotron site. About 500 asylum seekers are residing there temporarily.

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