Frank Peeters asked VRT NWS why the broadcaster had spoken about demonstrators, tear gas, and intense protests. He asked whether the editorial team had not seen the footage of looting, destruction, and arson, and suggested that VRT NWS had more sympathy for those involved, whom he spoke of in a derogatory manner, than for the police. #protest #media #veiligheid (translated)
Ann Van Haute wrote that the situation in France was so serious according to her that the government held crisis talks and deployed extra security forces. She criticized the public broadcaster because it, according to her, had portrayed the events as protests in which the police used tear gas again, and depicted looting, arson, and serious riots as a story about harassed demonstrators. She called that journalism funded with tax money. #Frankrijk #Crisis #Journalistiek (translated)
The mayor of Limoges, Guillaume Guérin, has criticized the shortcomings of the national police after the arson of the town hall, stating that the police lacked resources and recoiled from violent demonstrators. #Limoges #Police #Violence (translated)
After a day of unprecedented violent unrest in France, during which looting and arson broke out during protests, the devastation in cities such as Paris, Marseille, and Lyon is enormous, with tens of millions of euros in damage and hundreds of arrests. #Parijs #protesten #geweld (translated)
Hundreds of thousands of French and Italians protested for a better life, but the demonstrations escalated into looting, arson, and violence, with thousands of arrests and many injuries. #Protesten #Frans #Geweld (translated)
Hundreds of thousands of French and Italians protested for a better life, but the demonstrations turned into violence, looting, and arson, with the Minister of the Interior referring to "thousands of extreme left rioters" as responsible. #protesten #rellen #geweld (translated)
After weeks of protests in France, Italy, and Belgium against budget cuts and social inequality, the demonstrations have turned into riots, with hundreds of arrests and injuries, including among police officers, and the spire of the historic town hall in Limoges has collapsed following arson. #Protesten #Rellen #Frankrijk (translated)
A 23-year-old suspect has been taken into pre-trial detention under pressure from the judge in Turnhout for a series of arson attacks in Laakdal, in which two chalets were completely destroyed. #IncendieVolontaire #Laakdal #Justice (translated)
After a large fire in a parking garage in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, residents of at least 55 apartments cannot go home all weekend, while a 26-year-old Amsterdammer has been arrested on suspicion of arson. #Amsterdam #brand #nieuws (translated)
At least 55 homes have been evacuated after a large fire in a parking garage in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, where a 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson. #Amsterdam #Brand #Parkeergarage (translated)
The peaceful protest by students against the Albanian government has escalated into violence, with protesters making demands regarding education and corruption, resulting in arson and violent confrontations with the police. #Albanië #protest #corruptie (translated)
A large fire has devastated a car dealership in Berkel en Rodenrijs, where suspicions of arson are being investigated, but fortunately no injuries have been reported. #BerkelenRodenrijs #Brandstichting #Onderzoek (translated)
In the Amsterdam neighborhood of Floradorp, there was unrest this evening after arson by residents, which led to the deployment of the mobile unit and three arrests, including two minors, following a request for an alternative bonfire that was rejected by Mayor Halsema. #Amsterdam #Floradorp #onrust (translated)
Three people have been arrested after riots and arson on Sneeuwbalweg in Amsterdam-Noord, where young people protested against a fire ban during the New Year celebrations. #AmsterdamNoord #brandstichting #rellen (translated)
Anes A. is accused of arson with a terrorist motive during the Pride in Amsterdam in 2025, but denies this and claims to regret his actions. #PrideAmsterdam #Terrorisme #Homohaat (translated)
A 27-year-old suspect who committed arson at the Pride locker room glorified ISIS and received a sum of money as a 'gift' shortly before the act. #onlinebeveiliging #websitesecurity #cloudflare (translated)
"No, we have not found a perpetrator," reports spokesperson Marloes Wesselink of the National Expertise and Operations unit when asked. #Spoorveiligheid #Brandstichting #Rotterdam (translated)
After a recent arson on a railway bridge in Rotterdam, which led to significant damage and the suspension of train traffic, concerns are growing about the vulnerability of the Dutch railway infrastructure, and there is urgency for improved security measures against sabotage and new threats. #Spoorveiligheid #Brandstichting #Rotterdam (translated)
During the national strike in Brussels on October 12, several incidents were reported, including the arson of a car and scooters, near the South station. #Bruxelles #GrèveNationale #Incendies (translated)
The hand off the track Deputy Secretary Annet Bertram (Public Transport) called it this weekend 'very serious and worrying' that a fire was started on the night from Friday to Saturday. #Brandstichting #Rotterdam #Spoorverkeer (translated)
