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Reporter and cameraman attacked by anti-curfew rioters in Netherlands

24.01.2021

Date:
24.01.2021
Number of cases:
2
Regions/Countries:
Europe: Netherlands
Alert types:
Verbal, online or physical attack: Physical attack by public

Reporter Jan Peels and his cameraman from Omroep Brabant had stones thrown at them by rioters in Eindhoven as they were covering anti-curfew riots that broke out in the Netherlands.

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