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Morocco fans gathered on Stadhuisplein in Rotterdam to watch the Morocco-France quarter-final match in the FIFA World Cup, 9 July 2026
Sports
Fans take to the streets after Morocco's loss; Unrest in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Crime1-1-2
Anonymous illegal fireworks reports in the Netherlands surge 57% in first half of year
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Crime scene tape police
Crime
Professional fireworks in storage unit prompt evacuation of Eindhoven apartment complex
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The front of a Dutch fire department vehicle in 2022
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Video: Fireworks after wedding spark dock fire at Wellerwaard near Emmeloord
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Politics
Council of State: Public safety still at risk if fireworks ban rules are not tightened
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Police officers
Crime
Video: Anti-asylum protesters block traffic, throw fireworks at cops in Apeldoorn
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
Crime
More severe violence against police last year; Cops want tougher punishment
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Riot police
Politics
Anti-asylum protesters throw fireworks, eggs at cops in Loosdrecht; Riot police deployed
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The Ajax logo outside of the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam. 23 March 2019
CrimeSports
Amsterdam man ,Veldhoven teen detained over fireworks chaos at Ajax–Groningen match
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A protest against a proposed asylum seeker shelter in Molenlanden turned violent Tuesday evening, with demonstrators setting off fireworks near the municipal building in Bleskensgraaf, 24 February 2025
CrimePolitics
Protesters threw rocks, glass at cops during anti-asylum protest in Zuid-Holland town
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Crime1-1-2
New Year’s fireworks cause €9 million in private damage, tens of millions for businesses
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Janny Knol, Chief of the National Police
Crime
Criminal network behind New Year's fireworks attacks on cops in Amsterdam: Police chief
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The damage to Amsterdam’s Vondelkerk after the overnight fire on January 1, 2026.
PoliticsBusiness
Experts say rebuild of Vondelkerk tower is possible; Crowdfunding launched
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Animal ambulance volunteer in an animal ambulance with cages for animals
Nature
Animal ambulances dispatched 150 times over New Year’s
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A bulletproof and stab-resistant vest worn by Dutch police officers. November 2023
Crime
Police, enforcement officers targeted in fireworks incidents; Two teens arrested
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The Fire Department logo on a building in Amsterdam. 4 April 2023
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Video: porsche, van destroyed in overnight blaze on Zwolle industrial estate
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Fireworks show
Crime1-1-2Politics
Municipalities expect more fireworks to be set off during New Year's Eve
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Crime
Youths throw fireworks at police over Christmas tree fires in Rijnsburg; 10 arrested
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Arrest: Police officer handcuffing a suspect with a police car in the background
Crime
22-year-old arrested after police find 550 kilograms of illegal fireworks in Eindhoven
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Crime
Police: No signs of massive unrest during upcoming New Year's Eve
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Fireworks explode over Enschede at the start of 2014
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Large crowds gathering at fireworks shops as New Year's sales period begins
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Inside of an ambulance
Health
Emergency doctors brace for “exceptionally busy” final fireworks night
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
Crime
Tilburg youths arrested for targeting emergency workers, police with fireworks
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Fireworks explode in the sky in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel in the Netherlands during the 2019 New Year’s celebration
HealthBusiness
Dutch authorities reject one in four F2 fireworks, safety concerns remain