Dutch police said that the fourth night of the Netherlands’ coronavirus curfew passed more peacefully than the previous three nights marred by rioting. Even so, officers arrested 131 people, mainly for public order offences and incitement, AP reports.

“It was calmer around the curfew [tonight] than the days before,” police said in a statement.

Underscoring the role of young people, who have been forced to stay home from school for weeks due to the country’s tough lockdown, police said that most suspects arrested for inciting riots using social media were aged under 18 years.

A police officer speaks to youths on scooters at a road block during a nation-wide curfew in Amsterdam, Netherlands on January 26. — AP
A police officer speaks to youths on scooters at a road block during a nation-wide curfew in Amsterdam, Netherlands on January 26. — AP

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