Video: Police fire tear gas after Eritrean groups riot in The Hague; Police cars torched

Video: Police fire tear gas after Eritrean groups riot in The Hague; Police cars torched Police officers in The Hague used tear gas in an attempt to quell rioting after a brawl broke out between two groups of Eritreans at the Opera conference hall on Fruitweg. A police car was also set on fire near the scene on Saturday evening. It is was not immediately known whether there were any injuries. It is not yet known what caused the confrontation. Rioters pelted the police with large rocks, bicycles and traffic signs. According to Omroep West, bicycles, branches and fireworks were also thrown. The windows of the conference center were smashed. The rioters were also trying to break inside, according to a reporter at the scene. The police were trying to protect the building. ... Two police vehicles were set on fire after the rioting broke out. ... The situation was scaled up to a Grip 2 regional emergency, a protocol where all first responders on the scene coordinate under a single commander ... Источник: Russian Head
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