Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Riot police in Haren during a Project X party on 21 September 2012
Riot police in Haren during a Project X party on 21 September 2012 - Credit: Photo: Nathan Meijer / Wikimedia Commons
Crime
Entertainment
Project X
Katwijk
party
Cuijk
Wim Hillenaar
police
Facebook
social media
Thursday, 6 December 2018 - 08:14
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Mayor bans 'Project X' party in Katwijk

There will be no so-called Project X party in Katwijk, Mayor Wim Hillenaar of Cuijk, which covers Katwijk, announced. Measures will be taken to prevent any irregularities. On social media, thousands of young people said they were going to the party, RTL Nieuws reports.

"Given the circumstances, we can do nothing else but prepare for all scenarios", Hillenaar said. "But there is no party in Katwijk and there will be no party in Katwijk. People from outside Cuijk who come here with bad intentions will be stopped."

According to the municipality, a young girl's innocent Facebook announcement about a party on Friday was hijacked. Over 15 thousand people indicated that they would come to the party by Wednesday afternoon, and the number just kept increasing. On WhatsApp groups, agreements were made to arrange transport and bring alcohol. Facebook has since taken the event offline.

The municipality is in close contact with the police, who are alert tot he situation.

In 2012 a Project X party got completely out of hand in Haren. Thousands of young people flocked to the Groningen town after a public Facebook invitation for a girl's 16th birthday party. The party degenerated into violence, vandalism and arson, according to the broadcaster.

Project X is a movie made in 2012 about three high school pupils who tried to make their mark by throwing a massive party.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Hospitals vary widely in when they refer babies to pediatricians
  • The Netherlands has given Ukraine over €1 billion in military aid alone
  • The Netherlands and Morocco look to expand extradition agreement
  • Confidence in Dutch government & central bank has fallen sharply
  • Air France-KLM, Lufthansa could acquire bankrupt Flybe to access landing slots
  • Dutch more worried about natural disasters; Half think country will become uninhabitable

Top stories

  • Netherlands to send a search & rescue team to Turkey after 7.8 magnitude earthquake
  • Dutch employers becoming less critical during hiring process
  • Multiple writers receive threats after defending Pim Lammers, "Unacceptable": Dutch PM
  • Woman killed, 10 hurt in several stabbing incidents over the weekend
  • Regional bus, train staff start 5-day strike; Some Arriva trains running, NS unaffected
  • Police arrest suspect for fatal fire in Arnhem

© 2012-2023, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content