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Dutch rail operator NS to pilot batons for enforcement officers
23 February 2026 - 22:00
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NS security workers
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NS to arm some enforcement officers with batons in two-year trial
24 October 2025 - 12:50
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Extinction Rebellion protesters on the A10 motorway in Amsterdam, December 30 2023
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17 climate activists arrested at A10 blockade in Amsterdam
24 February 2024 - 13:55
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New police uniform
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Activists clash with police at anti-gas extraction protest
29 August 2018 - 07:38
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Police action against Amsterdam students triggers parliamentary questions
11 June 2018 - 08:43
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Breda men caught with sword, batons in car
22 August 2017 - 13:00
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Report: Dutch police used force 10,000 times last year
31 May 2016 - 07:49
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New Dutch police uniforms feature a broad yellow stripe
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Police tripped up by own batons, blame new uniforms
28 April 2016 - 08:13
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Giving NS staffers weapons a "last step," says Infrastructure Sec.
8 April 2015 - 10:41
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Another conductor attacked; NS guards may get weapons
6 April 2015 - 08:20

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