India, Sept. 19 -- Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted at a demonstration against immigration and asylum policies that local authorities had already banned. The Hague municipality withdrew permission for the planned march after clashes broke out among demonstrators gathered at the Malieveld, a park in the city centre, before police ultimately ordered the remaining crowd to disperse entirely.

Justice Minister David van Weel called for an "extremely firm" response to what he described as "disgusting scenes" at the protest. Writing on X, van Weel said demonstrators had made Nazi salutes, chanted antisemitic slogans, attacked police officers and thrown fireworks at ...