Riot erupts on streets of the Hague as ‘migrants’ attack cops with bricks and torch police car – with officers firing tear gas as brawls rage out of control

A riot has erupted on the streets of the Hague as ‘migrants’ attack cops with bricks and torch police cars.

Dozens of rioters were filmed running out of a building in the Netherlands as multiple police vans drove to the scene.

Another clip also showed the aftermath. Buildings had several smashed windows and parked vehicles were on fire. 

Shards of glass covered the streets and smoke from the tear gas could be seen seeping into the air, as coppers had their cars pelted by bricks. 

Officers dressed in riot gear barricaded the entrance to the building and dealt with a fire that had broken out inside. They removed what appeared to be a fuel canister from the property. 

Youths were dressed in hoods and some covered their faces with scarves and balaclavas.

Netherlands-based journalist Owen O’Brien shared the footage on X and wrote: ‘Rioters break into an entrance at the #Opera. 

Dozens of rioters were filmed running out of a building in the Netherlands as multiple police vans drove to the scene

Another clip also showed the aftermath. Buildings had several smashed windows and parked vehicles were on fire

Youths were filmed launching bricks at police vans 

Jan van Zanen, mayor of The Hague, also authorised police to use tear gas

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The mayor also issued an emergency order for the area around Fruitweg

‘Windows are broken and attempts are made to enter. The fire brigade has also left again and cannot extinguish the fire.’

The reporter said the Opera hall had suffered ‘extensive damage’ because of the violent riots.  

Jan van Zanen, mayor of The Hague, authorised police to use tear gas, a spokesman told the Netherlands Times. 

The mayor also issued an emergency order for the area around Fruitweg.

The outlet also reported that the violence stemmed from ‘a brawl between two groups of Eritreans’.

Police Unit The Hague posted on X: ‘At #Fruitweg in #DenHaag a confrontation between two groups of Eritreans resulted in a fight.

‘Stones were thrown. We act with the riot police, among others, to restore public order.’

Multiple cars that were torched were left charred as emergency services were able to put out the fires. 

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