Arrests in Amsterdam as police break up pro-Palestinian camp at university

Police in the Dutch capital said in a statement on the social media platform X that their action was “necessary to restore order” after protests turned violent
Arrests in Amsterdam as police break up pro-Palestinian camp at university

Demonstrators at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam (Picture: InterVision/AP)

Police arrested about 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam, as protests that have stirred up campuses in the United States spread into Europe.

Police in the Dutch capital said in a statement on the social media platform X that their action was “necessary to restore order” after protests turned violent.

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