Dutch police blast angry anti-lockdown protestors with water cannon and charge them on horseback in terrifying scenes in Amsterdam
- Police moved in to break up an illegal anti-lockdown protest on a square ringed by museums in Amsterdam
- Violent scenes erupted between the protestors who refused to wear face masks and riot police in the city
- The Netherlands voted to extend it tough lockdown restrictions by a further three weeks on Tuesday
Dutch police turned a water cannon on hundreds of anti-lockdown protestors who were taking part in a banned protest against the Dutch government and its tough coronavirus lockdown.
Police on horseback also moved in to break up the demonstration on a large square ringed by museums, including the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam municipality said riot police took action to disperse the crowd because people weren't adhering to social distancing measures.
Few of the protestors wore masks, which are not mandatory, and most did not respect social distancing rules.
An anti-government demonstrator screams at a Dutch police officer during a protest to denounce ongoing restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic in Museumplein, Amsterdam, today
Hundreds of protestors not wearing face masks clash with Dutch riot police at an illegal protest against the Netherlands' new lockdown measures in Museumplein today
Police on horseback ride through Amsterdam to before clashing with anti-lockdown protestors at an illegal demonstration at Museumplein today
Police turn a water cannon on demonstrators at the anti government protest on the Museumplein in Amsterdam today
Hundreds of protestors in breach of lockdown restrictions descended on the Museumplein town square in Amsterdam today before the demonstrations turned violent
Anti-lockdown protestors walk through the square at Museumpein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, this afternoon as riot police stand guard
A bloodied anti-lockdown protestor with his face bandaged is helped by family members during the demonstrations in Amsterdam today
Riot police carrying batons line up as protestors gather in large groups in Westerpark after the anti0lockdown protest was moved from Museumplein
Protesters clash with riot police during the anti government protest on the Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, today
Anti-lockdown protestors surround a riot police van on the Museumplein town square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, today
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