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Dutch Police Arrest Seven Rioters Following Violent Protests Against Planned Asylum Center in Gelderland

Police arrested seven individuals in a rural Gelderland municipality after demonstrators clashed with law enforcement and threw fireworks during a protest against a new asylum facility.
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