#Protests against a curfew to curb the spread of #Covid19 in the #Netherlands degenerated into clashes with police and looting in cities across the country Sunday, authorities and reports said.

#Police used water cannon and dogs in #Amsterdam, public television NOS reported, after hundreds gathered to protest the #curfew which is set to last until February 10 and is the country’s first since World War II.

In the southern city of #Eindhoven, police fired #teargas to disperse a crowd of several hundred, regional television Omroep Brabant reported. At least 30 people were arrested there, according to police.

A number of vehicles were #burned and businesses at Eindhoven’s central #train station were also looted, media reports said.

Eindhoven mayor John #Jorritsma told reporters that if the country continued “down this path, then I think we are heading for #civilwar.”

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