Protests erupted in several Dutch cities in the third night of unrest over the Dutch government's coronavirus restrictions, police and local media said.

Demonstrators set off fireworks and vandalised property in the northern cities of Groningen and Leeuwarden, in Enschede to the east and Tilburg to the south, they said.

“Several small groups are destroying things in the centre,” a Groningen police spokeswoman told AFP.

“Riot police are present in the centre to restore order.”

Protesters watch smoke flares on a street in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. — Reuters
Protesters watch smoke flares on a street in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. — Reuters

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