Dutch Riot Police Clash With Turkish Protesters in Rotterdam

[TomSea]

Dutch Riot Police Clash With Turkish Protesters in Rotterdam 

Dutch riot police battle pro-Erdogan demonstrators after riots broke out at the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam, Netherlands, March 12, 2017.
Dutch riot police on horseback clashed early Sunday with hundreds of Turkish government supporters in Rotterdam who were protesting after the Netherlands refused to allow a Turkish minister into the country and expelled another one.

Before clashes broke out, about 2,000 protesters had gathered outside the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam, the country’s second largest city, to show their support for the Ankara government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is trying to push through a referendum next month to expand his powers.

Continued: http://www.voanews.com/a/dutch-riot-police-clash-with-turkish-protesters-rotterdam/3761954.html

Excerpt:

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders waded into the debate this week ahead of a planned rally in The Hague, the Dutch capital.

“We are in Holland here, not in Turkey, and a Turkish minister has no room here to lobby for somebody like Erdogan, who is a mere dictator,” Wilders said.

On Saturday, Wilders said in a tweet: “To all Turks in the Netherlands who agree with Erdogan: Go to Turkey and NEVER come back!!”

More coverage: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39246392

[TomSea]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yvjwye4-dQo

http://www.turkishminute.com/2017/03/12/dutch-police-violently-dispersed-turkish-protesters/



Police dogs really got into the action.

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Edit: The Dutch are obviously in the right here, imo.

But make no mistake, they also are a very liberal society, I disapprove of much of what I hear about over there per laws, same-sex marriage, euthanasia and who can forget the abortion ships they have that sail around the world.

Running a country of 17 million vs. running a country of 300 million though, must give one a different perspective.

[Sanguine]

One observation: the police were very aggressive and meant business.