Amsterdam: New arrests over violence after Ajax-Maccabi football match

A tram is vandalised in new rioting in Amsterdam, days after the attacks on Israeli football fans.

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The five men, all from the Netherlands and aged between 18 and 37, are suspected of "public violence against persons" before and after the Maccabi Tel Aviv match against local team Ajax.

Unrest flared up again in the city on Monday evening when an empty tram and a police car were set alight. Some rioters reportedly shouted "Free Palestine", according to Dutch reports.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof said earlier on Monday that "antisemitic attacks against Israelis and Jews" were "nothing short of shocking and reprehensible".

Demonstrations have been temporarily banned in Amsterdam until Thursday, although a pro-Palestinian protest has been allowed to go ahead in a park away from the centre. Activists want another protest to take place outside Amsterdam city hall.

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