Rioting in Rotterdam after Dutch government tightens pandemic restrictions

Video from social media shown on Dutch broadcaster NOS appeared to show a person being shot, but there was no immediate word on what happened

Demonstrators protest against government restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands (Media TV Rotterdam/AP)

An unknown number of people were injured in downtown Rotterdam as police fired warning shots during a demonstration against plans by the government to restrict access for unvaccinated people to some venues.

Police said in a tweet that “there are injuries in connection with the shots” during the violent unrest, while riot police used a water cannon in an attempt to drive hundreds of rioters from a central street in the port city.