The Dutch anti-riot forces dispersed a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in Amsterdam on Sunday to protest against restrictive measures against Covid and compulsory vaccination, Reuters reported.
Public gatherings of more than two people are banned under restrictions imposed by the Netherlands in an attempt to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
At least 30 people have been detained in clashes that injured four police officers, police said in a statement.
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has issued an emergency ordinance authorizing police to clear the central Museum Square after protesters opposed a ban on public gatherings.
The protesters, who mostly did not wear masks and did not follow the rules of social distancing, disregarded the order not to hold a march and walked along a main road, playing music and holding yellow umbrellas in opposition to government measures.
The Netherlands entered a sudden quarantine for the vaccinated and unvaccinated on 19 December, with the government ordering the closure of all shops except vital goods, as well as restaurants, hairdressers, gyms, museums and other public places, until at least 14 January.
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