Soms moet je de bal (Geert Wilders en de onderstaande video's) het werk laten doen. Onderstaand eindeloos beeld uit Den Haag, Rotterdam, Amsterdam en Utrecht. Onze lezing tot nu toe: als ZE verloren hadden was het in ieder geval minder gezellig, dus toe nu toe is het een relatief gemoedelijke gijzeling.
Update - Waterkanon ingezet in Den Haag.
Update - Politie Den Haag schrijft: "Enkele personen zijn aangehouden voor openlijke geweldpleging. Bij de viering van de winst van Marokko ontstonden ongeregeldheden in de omgeving van de Schilderswijk_. Hierbij werd zwaar vuurwerk afgestoken en zijn ook agenten bekogeld met vuurwerk en stenen. De ME heeft charges uitgevoerd en de waterwerper is ingezet._"
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