Many incidents took place in the Netherlands, where more than 200 people were arrested. Crimes committed include: arson and attacks on emergency services and police. Dozens of officers were injured.
Riots on New Year's Eve in the Netherlands
The representative of the police headquarters in The Hague, Page de Meij, said in a press release that the attacks took different forms.
Those who wanted to celebrate were shot with fireworks. Homes and cars were also targeted. When the intervention took place, many policemen and other officers had to resort to aggression and violence, the officer said, adding that this was completely unacceptable.
Policemen in Delft were attacked with heavy fire weapons. In The Hague, a police car was set on fire and officers were threatened with bottles of flammable liquid. Similar incidents also occurred in other parts of the country, such as Groningen. Meanwhile, in Capelle aan den IJssel, in the central Netherlands, there was a shooting that left one person dead.
They had fun in Germany too
The high price of the so-called multicultural pay is standard in Germany. Berlin police this year Mobilized on New Year's Eve 2 thousand to 2.5 thousand officers. At the same time, the number of police patrol cars increased from 150 to 220. About 500 federal police officers guarded light rail and rail stations.
Berlin's mayor, Kai Wegner, announced before Christmas that authorities would act decisively against possible unrest.
As the portal dw.com.pl reported, in Berlin, there were again attacks on responding policemen and firefighters, who were shot with firearms and thrown with fireworks. However, according to Berlin police, compared to last year's New Year's Eve, it was quieter.
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