EGN NEWS DESK
Local authorities in Amsterdam issued an emergency order declaring the Dutch capital a “high-risk safety space” following assaults on Israeli soccer supporters on Thursday night time.
The emergency measures, which additionally cowl the Amstelveen space, embrace enabling “preventive searches,” a ban on demonstrations and elevated police presence.
The imposition of the measures comes after supporters of Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer staff had been attacked at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena after a Europa League match in opposition to Dutch staff Ajax. The Dutch facet received the match 5-0.
The emergency order, instituted on Friday, additionally bans “face-covering clothes when accompanied by potential disruptions to public order” and prescribes “extra consideration and safety for Jewish establishments and different weak websites.”
The measures might be in place for “no less than this weekend” and till additional discover, in keeping with the native authorities.
