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Weer grimmige demonstratie tegen komst azc in Uden! / Atmosphere at asylum seekers' centre protest in Uden changes, riot police sweep square empty


Atmosphere at asylum seekers' centre protest in Uden changes, riot police sweep square empty

April 9 at 21:30 • Updated today at 13:58

https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4672448/sfeer-bij-azc-protest-in-uden-slaat-om-me-veegt-plein-leeg

 

The riot police carried out charges in Uden on Wednesday evening against a group of about two hundred demonstrators, who protested against the arrival of 750 refugees to the municipality of Maashorst. The activists gathered at the Kruisherenkapel in Uden, where an information evening took place. When the atmosphere became increasingly grim, the mayor decided to put an end to the demonstration for the sake of safety.

 

The evening was initially fairly quiet, except for a few skirmishes. Some firecrackers were set off and some activists lit torches. The police were on their feet in large numbers to keep an eye on the situation. Around nine o'clock the atmosphere changed. Four vans of the riot police arrived, after which the riot police pushed the crowd apart. The occasional blow was thrown.

 

The activists threw stones, bottles and cans. Heavy fireworks were also set off. Four or five people have been arrested.

 

Three hundred people were present in the Kruisheren Chapel to attend the meeting. Among them were many concerned residents. The speakers were interrupted by boos and slogans. Proponents of the arrival of the refugees left prematurely, they were disappointed and felt shame by the protest.

 

In a house fire on the Bennekelstraat in Eindhoven, the police had to intervene on Wednesday evening because some residents did not want to leave the house. Some wanted to go back inside to bring things to safety, but that was too dangerous and therefore not allowed. A fire had broken out in the meter cupboard, near the hall and the stairs. The fire released a lot of smoke, in a short time the whole house was full of smoke, just like the neighbors' houses.

 

An argument on the A58 near Best attracted the attention of many road users on Thursday morning. A truck driver was beaten by two men on the hard shoulder. Several blows were exchanged, a witness saw. The men came from a van that was parked on the hard shoulder in front of the truck.

 

The municipality of Maashorst informed the residents about the three locations that have been designated for the reception of the refugees. There will be a place for 500 residents on the Boekelsedijk in Uden, including about 300 asylum seekers. About 250 residents will be located in the Repelakker expansion district in Zeeland and about 250 residents in Molenaarstraat in Schaijk.

 

On Facebook there were several calls to demonstrate against the arrival of asylum seekers.

 

In addition to refugees, starters and emergency seekers will also live in the three places. The group of people who urgently need housing in Maashorst is larger than just refugees. That is why the municipality has broadened the search for space for reception locations for refugees.

 

The interest in the information evening about the arrival of the refugees is so great that a second information evening will be held on April 16.

 

Chaos at violent protests in Best

A week ago, an information meeting about the arrival of a new asylum seekers' centre in Best got completely out of hand and the mayor was threatened. A group of seventy demonstrators tried several times to enter the sports hall where the meeting was held, and violence was used.


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