Video: Suspect sought for throwing ammonia at police during Amsterdam pro-Palestine rally

Police are still looking for a man who threw a bottle of ammonia at riot police officers during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Amsterdam in May. The bottle was likely bought right before the demonstration at a nearby supermarket on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, according to television show Opsporing Verzocht.

An officer was hit by a bottle of ammonia during the protest in the Amsterdam city center, which left him unable to see. He was treated for the injury in the hospital. Other riot police officers suffered from severe breathing problems, and some reported having vomited.

The police investigated where the bottle may have come from. The investigation revealed that four bottles were bought at an Albert Heijn on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal across the street from the Royal Palace about 30 minutes before the incident. But the police were unable to determine who purchased the bottles.

In Opsporing Verzocht, images showing the man throwing the bottle from the crowd were broadcast. These images have already been shared by the police.

The incident took place on May 8. There was a demonstration earlier in the day in and around the buildings of the University of Amsterdam at the Binnengasthuisterrein. Some of the demonstrators moved to the Rokin after the protest ended, where they also clashed with the police.