Dutch police clash with anti-immigration protesters

Around 1,500 people blocked a highway in The Hague while a police car was also set on fire.

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Thirty people were arrested and two officers injured as large groups of people clashed with police, with some throwing rocks and bottles.

Around 1,500 people blocked a highway crossing the city, while a police car was set on fire, the Netherlands news agency ANP reported, citing police figures.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned the "shocking and bizarre images of shameless violence", saying it was "completely unacceptable".

Right-wing leader Geert Wilders, who won the previous election in the Netherlands and has retained his lead in opinion polls ahead of a 29 October vote, was invited to speak at the demonstration but did not attend.